Capitol Advantage is a
Fairfax, Virginia
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-based technology company.
Roll Call
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acquired Capitol Advantage for $43 million in August 2008.
Company Description
The company is the largest publisher of Congressional directories in the country as well as the market leader in software for online advocacy, having over 1,700 clients. Their clients include large organizations such as
America Online
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,
Microsoft
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, and
Yahoo
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, in addition to over a 1,000 large and small lobbying organizations.
Hansan Holds E-Advocacy Advantage (washingtonpost.com)
/ref> The company was founded in 1986 by Bob Hansan and has since grown to a multimillion-dollar company with over 80 employees, including an affiliated sister company, Knowlegis.
Products
*Congress At Your Fingertips
*Capwiz XC and its public-facing websit
Congress.org
*Knowlegis
*PACbuilder
References
External links
Capitol Advantage
- Company website
Knowlegis
- sister company website
Companies based in Fairfax, Virginia
Economist Group
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