Campaign & Civic Consulting · Independence, Minnesota
Education
B.A., Political Science & Political Communication
Colorado State University
Aug 2022 – Dec 2025
Semester Abroad: Australian Government, Urbanism & Architecture
University of Sydney
Feb – Jul 2025
Skills
Campaign photography & video
Graphic design
Meta advertising
Canvassing & GOTV
Public facilitation
Qualitative analysis
Volunteering
Recruiter, American Legion Boys State of Minnesota.
Brother, Phi Kappa Theta Catholic Fraternity.
Election Committee Member, Associated Students of Colorado State University.
Program Aide, children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Orono Community Education, Long Lake, MN.
Assistant First Communion Teacher, St. George Catholic Church, Long Lake, MN.
Other Work
Server & Food Expeditor, The Grocer’s Table, Wayzata, MN.
Jan 2022 – Present
A market, café and wine bar on Lake Minnetonka. Started as food expeditor, running orders, plating and allergens between chefs and servers, then moved up to table service, working in English and Spanish.
Contact
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linkedin.com/in/patrickdmccabe
Independence, Minnesota
Fort Collins, Colorado
∴ Campaign Work
Photography, video, field work and staffing for pragmatic, solutions-oriented conservatives.
Lisa Demuth & Ryan Wilson for Governor of Minnesota
Campaign Staff | Nov 2025 – Present · Minnesota
Travel with the candidate as direct staff; photograph and film forums, press conferences and a series of short films from towns across Minnesota.
Shannon Bruce for Minnesota State Senate
Photographer | May 2026 – Present · Senate District 45, MN
Campaign photography for the Senate District 45 race.
Shirley Peel for Mayor of Fort Collins
Digital Marketing | Oct – Nov 2025 · Fort Collins, CO
Rebuilt and redesigned the marketing for Peel’s all-digital campaign and ran data-driven, targeted advertising on Meta platforms for the final three weeks of the race.
Kathleen Fowke for Minnesota State Senate
Field | May – Aug 2024 · Mound, MN
Canvassed a competitive Lake Minnetonka-area district and led targeted signage across Minnetrista, Mound, Orono and Spring Park.
Kristin Robbins for Minnesota State Representative
Field | May 2022 – Aug 2025 · Independence, MN
Door-knocked newly redrawn neighborhoods in Independence and Maple Plain, worked parades, signs and a high-school get-out-the-vote effort, and mentored students through Build the Bench.
∴ Civic Work
Senior Associate, Deliberative Techniques & Processes
Center for Public Deliberation, CSU | Aug 2023 – Jan 2026 · Fort Collins, CO
Facilitated over 30 public deliberations on complex local issues, keeping the room neutral and the dialogue inclusive. Co-wrote the analysis of public input for the 2024 Community Housing Summit report for the City of Fort Collins. Spoke on Tools for Having Challenging Conversations at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery and appeared in CSU’s Democracy Project film.
Co-Founder & Co-President
CSU Political Review | Aug 2024 – Jan 2026 · Fort Collins, CO
Built a cross-partisan student club and ran 15 biweekly events, including a campus debate on political violence and free speech after the Charlie Kirk vigil (CBS Colorado), a Free Speech Policy Forum, Fort Collins candidate panels and Seats at the Table. Designed the club’s posters and graphics and mentored four new officers.
Co-Facilitator, Pragmatic Conservatism in Blue America
Civic Canopy Summit 2026, UCCS | May 2026 · Colorado Springs, CO
Co-led a value-card session with Shirley Peel, drawn from her mayoral platform, on whether shared local priorities are as partisan as they seem.
Research Assistant, The Rural Action Project
Prof. Katie Knobloch, CSU | May – Oct 2024 · Fort Morgan, CO
Interviewed rural Latino residents about community values, needs and institutional capacities, and analyzed nine community project proposals competing for $5,000 mini-grants (final report).
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