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Policy should not be a privilege.

Our mission

Give every organization, not just the largest, the knowledge and the voice to shape the laws that shape it.

From Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley: the genesis of Mandate

Mandate's founder, Alex Turner, started his career on Capitol Hill and on political campaigns. He saw up close how laws actually get made: in committee rooms, hallway conversations and comment periods most people never hear about. The organizations that shaped those decisions were the ones that knew what was coming and had a way to speak up.

He then spent years selling policy intelligence software to some of the largest government affairs teams in the country. The tools were powerful, and they worked. But every day he saw who they left out. The restaurant owner facing a new labor rule. The state association with two staff members and fifty bills to watch. The nonprofit whose funding could disappear in a single budget line. Access to policy information was locked behind five-figure contracts, long sales cycles and software built for teams with lobbyists on staff.

Then AI arrived, and it seemed like that might change. Today's AI tools can find a bill. What they cannot do is tell a business owner whether that bill matters to them, what to do about it, or how to get their customers and members to act before the vote.

That gap is why Mandate exists. We built it to watch every statehouse, Congress and federal agency, read each change against the organization it affects and turn that understanding into action. Enterprise-grade policy intelligence, priced for the organizations that need it most.

Team

Alex Turner

Alex Turner

Founder and CEO

Alex started his career on Capitol Hill, where he saw how laws really get made and who gets heard before they pass. He then spent nearly six years at FiscalNote, rising from sales development to Senior Account Director and winning President's Club three years running, and built the federal go-to-market for Oxford Analytica after its acquisition, bringing in the State Department, the National Security Council, the Department of Homeland Security, USPS, the World Bank and the United Nations.

He founded Mandate to bring that same policy intelligence to the businesses, associations, advocates and lobbyists the big platforms priced out. Alex holds a BA in Political Science from American University and lives in Washington, DC.

Headquarters

Washington, DC, a few miles from the Capitol.

Company

Mandate Labs, Inc.

Get in touch

hello@mandatepolicy.com

Careers

Our commitment to our people

We are an early, Washington-based team building something we believe in. Everyone who joins Mandate gets flexibility, competitive benefits and a culture that celebrates being yourself. As we grow, these are the commitments we make to every team member.

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Health
Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, because nobody does their best work while worrying about a doctor's bill.
Paid time off
Generous paid time off plus federal holidays. Legislatures take recess, and so should you.
Retirement
A retirement plan to help you invest in your own future while you help build ours.
Parental leave
Paid parental leave for every way a family grows: birth, adoption and foster.
Ownership
Every team member has the opportunity to own part of Mandate. When the company wins, you win with it.
Flexibility
We care about outcomes, not seat time. Work in a way that fits your life, with a home base in Washington, DC.

Open roles

We are not listing specific roles right now, but we are always glad to meet people who care about making policy accessible: engineers, designers, policy analysts and people who love helping customers succeed.

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