Oscar Tu

Experience

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  U.S. House of Representatives

  Jan 2016 - May 2016

  Legislative Intern for Congressman Lloyd Doggett's San Antonio District Office

  1. Researched and created electronic compilations of local news, and contacts from local environmental groups and public schools2. Assisted in managing 20 cases by communicating with federal agencies on behalf of constituents3. Drafted constituent letters and took detailed notes in IQ from daily constituent correspondence

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  Hillary for America

  Jun 2016 - Nov 2016

  San Antonio Digital Media Director

  1. Expanded San Antonio HQ’s digital media outreach by maintaining the HQ’s website and increasing social media participation by over 500% with no digital media funding2. Trained over 300 volunteers and organized them in teams to staff events, canvass, and phone-bank

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  Pat Stout for District 8, San Antonio City Council

  Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

  Digital Media Manager

  1. Collaborated with policy manager to research into local issues such as land usage and aquifer rights in order to create talking points for candidate2. Expanded campaign’s digital media outreach by creating/managing a campaign website and increasing our social media participation by 1000% through tools like online ads3. Managed over 50 volunteers to canvass, phone-bank, and staff campaign events

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  Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

  Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

  Investigations Intern

  1. Managed and prepared for court, the paperwork and notes for over 12 separate investigations2. Managed correspondence with over 70 collateral subjects on behalf of investigators to gather data for cases 3. Assisted investigators in interviewing over 25 primary subjects for over 12 separate cases

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  Rebeca C. Martinez for Judge (TX 4th Court of Appeals)

  Nov 2017 - Mar 2018

  Field Organizer

  1. Collaborated with candidate and campaign manager to coordinate a winning field strategy covering 32 counties in South Texas2. Consolidated data from canvassing over 1,000 doors to help build a voter universe on Texas VAN

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  Texas Freedom Network

  Mar 2018 - Jan 2019

  Regional Field Coordinator

  1. Organized over 20 advocacy groups to build relationships with city council members, local chambers of commerce, and state reps to successfully pass a Paid Sick Time Ordinance in San Antonio2. Organized over 36 advocacy groups to build relationships with city council members, the San Antonio Sheriff’s Office, and the San Antonio Police Department to successfully push for local immigration reform3. Owned a successful field plan to increase youth voter engagement by hiring and managing 10 field organizers to register 4,270 new voters, and 30 phone-bankers to make 4,853 GOTV phone calls Show less

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  Mike Gravel 2020

  Apr 2019 - Aug 2019

  Outreach Director

  1. Owned and implemented a nationwide grassroots strategy to generate 15,000 unique donors in 30 days2. Worked with national staff to solicit support from prominent members from diverse communities3. Collaborated with state operations director to hire, train, and oversee regional/state level staff

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  Bridgette Smith Lawson for Fort Bend County Attorney

  Jul 2019 - Nov 2020

  Finance Director
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  OCA Greater Houston

  Jul 2019 - Jul 2020

  Head of Campaigns

  ▪ Owned and implemented a 2-month long, AAPI-focused, GOTV campaign during the 2019 Houston Municipals knocking on >4000 doors, talking to >1000, and collecting >800 new contacts▪ Owned and implemented a 6-month long, AAPI-focused, Census and GOTV campaign in 2020, making >60000 dials, lit-dropping >120000 doors, and collecting >6000 new organizational contacts▪ Organized with AAPI print, radio, and TV, to produce ads encouraging AAPI to participate in the 2020 Census, in addition to producing print materials, such as voter guides, to encourage voting among AAPI for 2 elections▪ Managed a $120,000 budget through the 2019 and 2020 GOTV and Census Program▪ Managed 25 organizers; handled onboarding, training, task delegation, and performance review▪ Grew digital organizing program by 300%; increased audience by 150%; on Meta and Instagram Show less

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  Sister District Project

  Feb 2020 - Dec 2020

  Field Manager

  ▪ Managed 18 clients to ensure satisfactory delivery of field and fundraising services over 9 months▪ Coordinated 100s of volunteers to execute field and fundraising programs for state legislative candidates

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  Active Policy Solutions

  Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

  Government Affairs Analyst

  ▪ Coordinated, scheduled, and transcribed over 200 meetings with state and federal government staffers▪ Managed weekly government affairs reporting on state and federal policy for 11 clients▪ Proofed over 600 documents including meeting notes, reports, and other client-facing materials

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  BattleAxe Digital

  Jan 2022 - now

  • Senior Strategist

    Dec 2023 - now

  • Digital Strategist

    Jan 2022 - Nov 2023