suppporting ORGANIZATIONS and
Democratic Campaigns
Building the Future.
experience at every level - Coast to coast
Battleground US Senate campaigns. The biggest fights to win state legislative majorities. PAC, non-profits, and advocacy groups. We’ve supported them all with fundraising, branding, strategy, and general consulting, in almost every political context across the country.
As a boutique firm, we put everything we have into a select group of clients who are making real impacts.
about us
Accelerate Political Advisors was founded by veteran Democratic fundraiser and strategist Josh Handelman. With over eighteen years of experience ranging from front-page US Senate campaigns to critical state house elections, Josh provides fundraising services, strategic guidance, and general consulting to campaigns and organizations.
Before launching Accelerate, Josh served as the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee's Vice President of Development. Over that time, the DLCC’s budget grew by over 200%, with the committee spending over $50 million per election cycle to power state house wins nationwide.
Prior to the DLCC, Josh directed the fundraising efforts of high-profile, heavily contested US Senate campaigns, working with US Senator Brian Schatz, US Senator Mazie Hirono, and Pennsylvania Democratic US Senate nominee Katie McGinty.
Josh started his career with the US Senate campaigns of Congressman Tom Allen of Maine and Congressman Paul Hodes of New Hampshire after graduating from Colby College in Waterville, Maine.
