Jason Bennett first plunged into politics when he interned at US Senator Patty Murray's office in the spring of 1997. Shortly following the internship, Jason accepted a position in the Washington State Legislature with the office of State Rep. Jeff Morris. Nearly two years later, Jason caught the campaign bug and moved over the the House Democratic Campaign Committee as their Operations Director where he helped secure the majority for House Democrats in Nov. 2001. After five years working on Democratic campaigns, Jason was recruited to the office of US Senator Maria Cantwell and served as her State Outreach Director, managing an outreach team of seven.

In early 2005, he decided to take his extensive campaign experience and political contacts and form Argo Strategies, a political consulting firm based in Seattle.

Shakti Hawkins joined the Argo team as a Principal in 2008. Prior to Argo, Shakti spent four years working in the office of US Senator Maria Cantwell. She held several posts on the outreach team including as State Outreach Director. In this role, Shakti managed six regional outreach directors and was responsible for developing and executing statewide messaging and strategy for Cantwell policy initiatives.

Shakti was also involved in Senator Cantwell’s successful re-election in 2006.

Shakti began her career in politics in 2002 as a campaign manager on a targeted legislative race for Araminta Hawkins in the 14th Legislative District in Eugene, Oregon. Following the campaign, Shakti worked two years in the State Legislature, first as a Legislative Aide for Rep. Ross Hunter in the 48th Legislative District and then as a Public Information Officer for the Senate Democratic Caucus. In 2003, Shakti also managed a King County Council campaign for Barbara Heavey in the 9th Council District.