For Immediate Release

Contact: Celinda Lake (202 ) 776-9066

LAKE RESEARCH PARTNERS MAKES BIG CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRESSIVE WINS

WASHINGTON, DC (November, 8, 2006) -- Lake Research Partners (LRP), the prominent Democratic polling and strategic research firm, is proud to have played a major role in the victories of several key campaigns in the November elections.

Among the firm's clients who defeated incumbents in upset wins were John Tester (defeating Conrad Burns for US. Senate, Montana), Jerry McNerney (defeating Richard Pombo in CA 11) and Tim Walz (defeating Gil Gutknect, MN 1). Other major winning national clients included incumbent Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow, Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind, and Sue Bell Cobb, the first woman elected to the Alabama Supreme Court.

In addition to these candidate wins, LRP played a significant role on the team working to defeat a constitutional amendment in Arizona that would have made same-sex marriage, or government recognition of any other relationship other than marriage, unconstitutional. While similar measures passed in seven other states, Arizona's measure went down to defeat. This marks the first defeat of a same-sex marriage ban in the nation.

Working with the Campaign for Teen Safety, LRP also helped turn back efforts to erode a woman's right to choose by helping to defeat California Proposition 85, the parental notification measure. With a coalition of labor organizations, LRP's efforts helped to increase the minimum wage through successful ballot measures in four states. LRP also worked with the Humane Society of the United States on winning statewide measures to protect animals in Michigan and Arizona, and on several down ballot and legislative candidate races to expand Democratic representation in several state legislatures.

Celinda Lake, President of LRP said, "We have a long history of working for progressive change, and we are proud to have contributed to the success of these clients and causes. We congratulate and commend everyone who worked for change this year."