What is Constituent Connection?
The vast majority of money in politics is spent on fundraising activities, not on educating voters. As a result, personal wealth, celebrity, and clickbait ads are more influential in winning elections than ideas, platform, values, or credentials. Constituent Connection is a socially minded for-profit entity that believes that if it is cost effective for the best quality, often least funded candidates to win elections, those officials will better serve their constituents and the world will be a better place. By driving down the cost to campaign, we free candidates to put their focus where it should be: engaging with their constituents.
Company Leadership
SPENCER TODER
Co-Founder & CEO
Spencer is no stranger to entrepreneurship or to politics. He’s spent his career supporting innovative companies throughout the region. The concept for Constituent Connection was developed during as he ran and finished third in the Democratic primary in a bid to represent Missouri in the U.S. Senate. He’s passionate about finding ways to make the world a better place for future generations and is appreciative of his tremendously supportive wife, Courtney and their family!
Chris SHIPLEY
Co-founder & CEO
Chris has been a pillar of the entrepreneurship ecosystem since the dotcom era. Named “One of the Most Influential Women in Silicon Valley” Chris has had a tremendous impact on STL startups as well, as a mentor of Pipeline Entrepreneurs, where she and Spencer formed a friendship that would lead to her acting as Senior Advisor to his campaign. When Chris isn’t disrupting an industry, she’s writing an award-winning business strategy book, or traveling the country with her wonderful wife Nancy and dog Koa.