About us

Tributary Media is a full-service Digital agency for campaigns and causes. We help our clients harness the internet to maximize the impact of their Digital budgets across the vast and fractured Digital landscape. We are seasoned experts with proven results in every political arena, ready to customize and execute a program to help you reach your target voters.

We are a collaboration between seasoned political consultants Justin Schall and Chris Cooper, and the COMPETE Digital team, formed to merge decades of experience with cutting-edge Digital prowess. Our unparalleled combination of experience in political campaigns and causes, big and small, across the country, and innovative Digital strategies, messaging, and campaign execution will help you win the most votes out of your Paid Communication budget.

Justin Schall

Justin has over 25 years of experience in political campaign management, government relations, and media relations. He has worked across the country at the local, state, and federal levels since 1993. Justin started in the Clinton White House and his work has since taken him to Democratic presidential campaigns, US Senate and House races, a Governor’s race, and several big-city mayors in Iowa, Pennsylvania, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, California, Colorado, and Maine. In addition to his campaign work, Justin served on Capitol Hill as a chief of staff. In 2017 he moved to the private sector and started Schall Strategies to maximize his experience and find creative solutions for clients looking to influence important issues of the day.

Isobel Sylvian

Isobel is a seasoned professional whose journey from early involvement in politics to a career in New York City's corporate advertising world led her to believe that innovative Digital strategies could have a huge impact in the political sphere. After founding her own social media business and connecting with COMPETE Digital, her passion for helping Democrats and left-of-center causes win was solidified. As COMPETE’s Director of Campaigns, she leads a team of strategists that has successfully launched hundreds of campaigns, crafts strategic plans, and maintains an unwavering commitment to client success. Isobel blends her political fervor with her advertising and client management expertise ensuring her clients receive unparalleled support.

Chris Cooper

Chris boasts over two decades of political expertise, with four Presidential, 40 Members of Congress, statewide initiatives and offices, and countless municipal wins under his belt. Chris delivers victories at every campaign level: political strategy, persuasion mail creation, production and microtargeting, traditional and digital media consulting, campaign/project management, and public relations. Before founding Convergence Targeted Communications, Chris consulted for the independent expenditure arm of the DCCC, and held director or partnership roles at SKDK, MSHC Partners, the New Democrat Network, and Campaign Performance Group. He also spent time on The Hill as an aide to former US Senator Ernest F. Hollings (D-SC).

Candidates

David Trone for Senate - MD
Warnock For Senate - GA
Anthony Brown for Congress - MD
David Trone for Congress - MD
John Delaney for Congress - MD
Re-Elect Congressman Greg Stanton - AZ
Anthony Brown For Governor - MD
Creigh Deeds for State Senate - VA
Steve Glazier for State Senate - CA
Adam Gray for Assembly - CA
Suhas Subramanyam for Delegate - VA
Kate Gallego for Mayor - Phoenix
Tom Henry for Mayor - Ft. Wayne
Quinton Lewis for Mayor - Kansas City
Serena Gonzales Gutierrez for Denver City Council - CO

Tributary is a new Media Buying and Strategic Partner for Campaigns and Businesses who want to reach their audience where they are and where they are going.

About us

Tributary Leadership

Justin Schall

Isobel Sylvian

Chris Cooper

Our Past Clients Include: