Christopher Castillo, Principal
Chris Castillo has more than a decade of working as a political, communication, and opposition research strategist. He is known as a statewide opposition researcher and political operative.
Chris has worked with political candidate campaigns, issues, and non-profits in the state of California and Mexico. The Latin University of Theology awarded Mr. Castillo an Honorary Doctorate for helping pass Prop 47 and creating internship opportunities for underprivileged community college students. Mr. Castillo is a proud member of The American Association of Political Consultants.
Mr. Castillo served as the Spokesman for Claudializate! Claudializate was a platform that promoted the campaign for Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum to become president of Mexico in the United States. He is active in the Democratic Party in California and the MORENA Party in Mexico. Chris loves to train his kids in Jeet Kune Do and soccer in his spare time.
Services
Campaigns
Black Castle & Associates consulting for candidates, ballot initiatives, independent expenditures, PACs, and special interest groups. We are there every step of the way!
Opposition Research
Black Castle & Associates conducts in-depth research of opposing candidates, conducting complete opposition research assessments, fact-checking, candidate tracking, analysis, and updates to find the truth.
Strategic Communications
Black Castle & Associates has years of experience in media, messaging, and crisis communications. We control the narrative to bring our clients to victory by creating positive perceptions of issues and candidate images, spot-on branding, and creative and impactful messaging to voters.
Government Affairs
Black Castle & Associates effectively builds and manages coalitions working to influence decision-makers and drive the agenda for our clients. Effective public affairs guidance and know-how are what make the critical winning difference in garnering support for important projects or issues. We know how to win and get the job done.
Direct Mail
Black Castle & Associates creates direct mail campaigns that are effective in influencing voters. We use data, research, and issues to micro-target voters.
Texting Campaigns
Black Castle & Associates works with campaigns and independent expenditures for mass texting campaigns.
Field Canvassing Campaigns
Black Castle & Associates is one of the leading companies specializing in Paid Field Organizing for larger and small scale campaigns. We survey the constituency and collect data to promote candidates, issues, and/or causes.