BZD's 2023 Pollie Wins

We are thrilled to announce that Bergmann Zwerdling Direct won 13 Pollie Awards for our work in 2022! Our team is proud to earn the industry’s highest honor from the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC), the largest association of political and public affairs professionals in the world.

Among our exciting wins, BZD brought home the top prize – Gold for best Democratic direct mail campaign – for our work sending Vicente Gonzalez back to Congress while ousting MAGA extremist Mayra Flores in TX-34. We were also honored to win Gold Pollie Awards for best mail piece for a Democratic congressional campaign (Congressman Josh Harder, CA-09) and for best GOTV mail piece (SEIU Pennsylvania). This year also continues our streak of winning more direct mail awards than any other firm, Democrat or Republican.

Additionally, we earned more regional awards than any other firm, regardless of medium, including:   

  • Best mail piece for any Democratic state legislative candidate campaign, South: Florida Senator Shevrin Jones

  • Best mail piece for any local Democratic candidate campaign with a budget less than $1 million, North: Saratoga Springs Public Works Commissioner Jason Golub

  • Best mail piece for any independent expenditure campaign for any Democratic state legislative candidate campaign, West: SEIU California

  • Best mail piece made for any independent expenditure campaign for any local candidate campaign with a budget greater than $1 million, West: Communities United (Karen Bass for LA Mayor IE)

A heartfelt thank you to our clients and their teams who entrust us to tell their stories and vision for the future. We are truly grateful for the opportunity to develop impactful, innovative strategic programs and compelling creative tailored to the campaigns, progressive causes, and labor organizations with which we work. Check out more of our award-winning work HERE

We are so proud of everything we achieved alongside our clients and strategic partners in 2022. Here’s to keeping up the momentum and the fight, this year and beyond!