Julie Norton
Senior Vice President
Julie Norton, Senior Vice President, brings nearly twenty years experience in politics and government to Squier Knapp Dunn. From her years in the Clinton Administration and the Dean Presidential Campaign, to advising political candidates at every level from presidential to statehouse delegate, Julie brings particular expertise to the intersection of communications and policy.
Strong Winning Record
Julie has provided strategic and media consulting on countless campaigns of all types at all levels in all regions — from ballot initiative campaigns in Colorado and Maine to Congressional races in West Virginia and Michigan; from Senate work in Alaska to State Legislative races in Virginia; from DC-based issue advocacy to her work to elect the only Democratic statewide official in South Carolina — she has helped her clients emerge victorious. In 2006, Julie guided all five of her general election clients to victory, including races in which the polls indicated that winning was out of reach. In 2008, Julie helped re-elect one Democratic Senator and helped push a Republican Senator into retirement.
Award-winning Creative
Julie's ads have been recognized for their creativity and effectiveness. An ad she produced for a ballot initiative campaign in CO won a Pollie Award for "Use of Humor" and an ad produced for the nonprofit group Every Child Matters was named "Ad of the Week" by the Campaign Media Analysis Group (http://tnsmi-cmag.blogspot.com/).
After graduating with a BA in Political Science from Williams College in 1989, Julie worked for Governor Ray Mabus in her home-state of Mississippi, before moving to Washington in 1990 to join the political media firm of Doak and Shrum. Julie then spent eight years conducting legislative affairs in the Clinton Administration, prior to returning to her true passion of politics.