Public-Record Research for Decision Makers
The Mispillion Group is a multi-practice research consulting firm. We apply the same rigorous public-record methodology across political intelligence, policy analysis, business and economics, and AI governance - and we deliver findings your team can actually use.
Practice Areas
Every engagement starts with the same foundation: public records, primary sources, and analysis built for decision makers - not academic audiences.
District intelligence reports, incumbent and candidate research, and proprietary indices - built for campaigns, committees, and advocacy organizations that need more than a poll.
See products →Legislative history, regulatory landscape, and stakeholder analysis for organizations navigating complex policy environments at the state and federal level.
Inquire →Market intelligence, competitive landscape analysis, and economic research for businesses, lenders, and investors who need ground-level insight on specific sectors or geographies.
Inquire →Policy briefs, risk assessments, and governance frameworks for organizations implementing AI - with a focus on practical compliance, not theoretical frameworks.
Inquire →How We Work
We don't produce academic papers or slide decks full of caveats. Every deliverable is structured around what your team needs to do next.
Every engagement is built from primary sources - government data, court records, legislative archives, regulatory filings, and verified public datasets.
Raw data isn't intelligence. We apply structured analytical frameworks - including proprietary indices in the political practice - to surface what the data actually means.
Reports are written for decision makers, not researchers. Plain language, clear findings, and explicit implications - no jargon, no padding.
We operate as a public-record research vendor. Any party may engage us. Our value is in the analysis, not in exclusivity arrangements.
Political Intelligence - Featured Practice
Our political practice delivers precinct-level election history, demographic analysis, and proprietary trend indices for State House and Senate races - priced for campaigns that don't have a data department. The same rigor scales to statewide races, incumbent research, and candidate vetting.
What the district actually does in races for this seat - the Democratic two-party vote share in contests for this seat, averaged across every contested election cycle in the district's recent history.
The district's underlying partisan baseline - what it would do with no incumbent and no local relationships. Pure structural lean.
The gap between the two: whether a current officeholder is running ahead of or behind their district's natural lean, and whether that gap is growing or shrinking.
Who Builds These Reports
Tyson Saltwell brings over a decade of federal consulting experience - including roles at Deloitte, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Serco - combined with 20+ years of active involvement in state and local politics. His research practice spans political intelligence, policy analysis, and AI governance. Campaign record: 6 wins in 7 campaigns managed.
The Mispillion Group is built and run by one person - which means every report reflects the same standard, every time, with no junior analyst variance between engagements.
The Mispillion Group is the research and intelligence arm of Blue Hen Consulting.
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