ABOUT VRM

The infrastructure behind competitive campaigns.

VRM was built on a simple belief: Political power should not be restricted to those with the largest consultants, the deepest vendor contracts, or the biggest war chests. Every race matters. Every Republican candidate, organization, and influencer should have access to real infrastructure.

by Co-Founder & CEO, Ben Edtl

FOUNDERS’ STORY

Why we built this.

We didn’t build VRM from a whiteboard. We built it from the field.

I didn’t build VRM because I wanted to.

I built it because I had to.

In Oregon, I’ve watched strong conservative candidates step forward in districts the establishment quietly wrote off. If you’re not on the inside, not approved, not part of the consultant ecosystem, you get speeches instead of resources:

  • No modeling depth.

  • No integrated data.

  • No long-term district flipping strategy.

  • No sustained operational support.

That isn’t a winning strategy. It’s controlled scarcity. And scarcity protects gatekeepers.

So, I stopped waiting.

VRM wasn’t built to compete with consultant stacks. It was built to outperform them. Establishment operations rely on fragmented tools, aging voter files, outsourced modeling firms, and disconnected vendors. Campaigns county GOP’s rent intelligence for a cycle, then lose it when the race ends.

VRM replaces that with a unified operating system:

  • Verified voter data.

  • Live behavioral intelligence.

  • Integrated field coordination.

  • Predictive modeling that updates in real time.

All inside one controlled environment.

And here’s what really changes the game:

Every campaign that runs on VRM strengthens the next one.

Engagement patterns. Persuasion shifts. Turnout behavior. Volunteer density. Donation propensity. It compounds. Instead of resetting every two years, we build a shared intelligence layer that lives in the system to benefit the next Republican willing to step up.

That’s teamwork at scale. That’s long-term district flipping. That’s movement-first infrastructure.

We are putting the team above consultant silos. The movement above individual cycles. The long game above short-term comfort.

I’ve been willing to challenge the Republican establishment in Oregon because I care more about winning than preserving a system that isn’t working. I align fully with the national conservative movement because I believe in disciplined execution, grassroots activation, and bold, unapologetic competition.

People know my style. They know I don’t back down.

But more importantly, I build.

I’ve run for legislative office as a nominee in impossible districts. I’ve built statewide organizations and activist networks. I’ve operated complex private organizations and government agencies. And I’ve seen firsthand where the structural weaknesses exist.

VRM is the response.

This isn’t about personalities. It’s about ending dependency. It’s about giving every serious candidate, from disadvantaged districts to statewide races, access to infrastructure that was previously gate-kept.

Again, I’m not asking for permission..

I’m building the system to win.

Ben Edtl
Co-Founder & CEO, Voter Relationship Management (vrm) by Politogy, LLC

THE FOUNDERS

Political instinct meets technical precision.

VRM was founded by a political operator and an AI engineer who share the same conviction: serious movements require serious infrastructure.

Ben Edtl, CEO

Ben Edtl is a multi-industry entrepreneur with more than 25 years of executive experience spanning technology, manufacturing, retail, and public-sector leadership. Throughout his career, he has built and operated complex organizations — designing systems, managing scale, and solving structural problems across both private enterprise and government.

In 2021, Ben founded Free Oregon after refusing to comply with statewide COVID mandates, initiating federal legal action to defend medical autonomy, Second Amendment rights, and First Amendment protections for Oregonians. His entry into politics was not symbolic — it was operational.

He was the Republican nominee for Oregon State Senate in 2022 and the Republican nominee for State Representative in 2024, building a statewide grassroots network recognized for disciplined activation and digital reach. In 2024, he founded the Republican Unity Caucus — a populist reform movement within the Oregon GOP focused on structural change and competitive infrastructure.

As CEO of the Umpqua Public Transit District (2024–2025), Ben led a public agency through operational and organizational transition, reinforcing his experience managing regulatory environments, compliance frameworks, and complex stakeholder systems.

In 2025, he became Chief Petitioner of IP37, an initiative to secure Oregon elections, and co-founded ENDVBM, a national effort focused on election integrity and infrastructure reform.

VRM reflects Ben’s consistent approach: when systems are fragmented, gate-kept, or structurally weak — build better ones.

Spencer Hill, CTO

Spencer Hill is a high-technology executive and systems architect with more than 20 years of experience designing, building, and scaling advanced software platforms.

A seasoned CTO and full-stack engineer, Spencer’s background spans artificial intelligence architecture, large language model (LLM) engineering, blockchain systems, distributed infrastructure, and secure cloud-native application development. He has led end-to-end product builds across web and mobile ecosystems — including Next.js applications, native iOS and Android platforms, and high-performance backend systems engineered for scale.

His expertise includes:

  • AI model integration and applied machine learning systems

  • LLM deployment, tuning, and infrastructure optimization

  • DevOps architecture and secure CI/CD pipelines

  • Cybersecurity hardening and compliance frameworks

  • Distributed data systems and real-time analytics environments

  • UI/UX systems design focused on operator clarity and performance

Spencer brings both architectural depth and execution discipline — designing platforms that are secure, scalable, and built to perform under real-world load.

He partnered in building VRM not simply as a technical challenge, but as a mission-driven project. As a patriot aligned with the populist movement, Spencer recognized that political infrastructure was fragmented, outdated, and structurally weak. He joined forces to build something meaningful — a system capable of strengthening competitive campaigns and empowering long-term movement growth.

Where political instinct defines strategy, Spencer ensures the engine performs.

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