16 Facts About Blaise Hazelwood

Blaise Hazelwood has led and managed political operations, high-profile grassroots programs and political campaigns, including multiple winning campaigns for Chairman of the Republican National Committee.

Blaise Hazelwood received praise for her work as Political Director at the Republican National Committee in 2002 and 2004, spearheading their online Team Leader program and the construction of Voter Vault, the RNC's voter file database.

Blaise Hazelwood went on to serve as the Director of Media and Political operations for the National Republican Senatorial Committee during the 2006 cycle under Senator Elizabeth Dole.

In 2008, Blaise Hazelwood managed Michael Steele's successful campaign for Chairman of the Republican National Committee.

Blaise Hazelwood followed the new Chairman to the RNC and served as his Chief of Staff through the transition until March 2009.

Blaise Hazelwood then returned full-time to her company in Alexandria, Virginia but continued consulting as a top advisor to Chairman Steele and the RNC until she left in mid-2010.

Blaise Hazelwood is a fifth-generation Arizonan whose grandfather was close to former senator Barry M Goldwater.

Blaise Hazelwood was president of Teen Republicans in Arizona as well as an intern on Capitol Hill and at the White House.

Blaise Hazelwood has admitted that being named after a little-known male saint caused confusion when she was younger.

Blaise Hazelwood began door-to-door canvassing as a 10-year-old in Arizona when her father was running for Precinct Committeeman, and she learned firsthand the value of human contact, meticulous organization and volunteer muscle in political campaigns.

Blaise Hazelwood's grandmother was a campaign volunteer in the days before computers, when voter files were kept on index cards.

Blaise Hazelwood worked for Bob Dole's 1996 presidential campaign and for James S Gilmore III's successful 1997 gubernatorial campaign in Virginia.

The 72 Hour test results were the inspiration for Grassroots Targeting in 2005 by Blaise Hazelwood, turning her expertise in the practice of microtargeting into a business.

Blaise Hazelwood has modeled every precinct in the country, in addition, Grassroots Targeting has conducted microtargeting projects and consulted for Presidential campaigns, US Senators and Congressional members, National and State Parties, IEs, and local campaigns.

Blaise Hazelwood's work paid big dividends on Election Day, when a surge of Republican voters in states such as Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Missouri overwhelmed the Democrats and turned what many had called one of the most competitive midterm campaigns in history into a substantial Republican victory.

In 2005, Blaise Hazelwood moved over to become Elizabeth Dole's right-hand-woman, serving as campaign and media director for the National Republican Senatorial Committee through the 2006 election cycle.