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Our Team Overview

Decades of Experience

Steve Murphy, Mark Putnam, and Jim Duffy have decades of experience in campaign management and political advertising, and are now on the leading edge of integrating new media and the power of the Internet into political campaigns.

From County Council to President of the United States, we’ve worked on hundreds of campaigns at every level.

We formed our company in order to better serve candidates, referenda/initiative and issue advocacy campaigns that desire consultants with both extensive experience in campaign management and political strategy, as well as commitment to producing the most creative and effective advertising possible in every medium.

Steve Murphy

Mark Putnam

Jim Duffy

Philip de Vellis

Steve Murphy

Before co-founding MURPHY PUTNAM MEDIA in 1996, Steve had worked with Mark Putnam for seven years as a senior associate and partner with the Democratic political media firm Fenn-King-Murphy-Putnam Communications. Read more.

Mark Putnam

A founding partner of MURPHY PUTNAM MEDIA, Mark Putnam has been a national political media consultant and campaign strategist for over two decades. In that time, he's written, directed, and produced over a thousand television commercials for Democratic campaigns in 47 states, helping elect six Governors, seven U.S. Senators and dozens of members of the U.S. House and other statewide offices. Read more.

Jim Duffy

Twenty years of working in campaigns has left Duffy with a deep appreciation of the voting public. Duffy is a message master and helps campaign staffs cling to their campaign theme like a snapping turtle. Read more.

Philip de Vellis

A senior assoicate and Vice President of New Media for MURPHY PUTNAM MEDIA, Philip de Vellis has a wide range of professional experience in commercial post-production, politics, and Internet communications. Read more.