Jason Ashley

director

ABOUT

Jason is a Research Director at ClearPath Strategies, delivering data-based strategic consulting for political campaigns, issue groups, and companies. Jason leverages public opinion data to create clear, actionable plans for clients. 

Jason's experience ranges from campaign launches, to debate night dial-testing, to post-election polling. He extends his expertise to corporate work, country branding studies, and sustainability issue advocacy, specifically the impact on people. His recent work is as varied as it is challenging, including global studies among 30+ countries, in-depth quantitative research among informal waste workers in Accra, Ghana, and focus groups with coastal communities in Papua New Guinea.

Prior to joining ClearPath, Jason spent five years at a top Democratic Polling firm. In 2020, Jason was the lead analyst on U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper's and U.S. Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin’s campaigns. Jason led polling programs for multiple State Legislative Campaign Committees for multiple election cycles, and polled for the Democratic Governor's Association, the DSCC, and the DCCC. 

Jason graduated from Syracuse University with degrees in Political Science and Citizenship and Civic Engagement. He is currently pursuing a Master’s in Sustainability from Harvard. He is an upstate New York native, now living in Portland, Oregon.