About

Alert Research was founded in Sacramento California by Mike Donovan on a single guiding principle: Utilize two decades of experience in candidate elections, state and local ballot initiatives and public affairs campaigns to provide research and information in a real-time, useable format that ensures our clients achieve their strategic goals.

Who We Are

Alert Research founder Mike Donovan has spent his entire professional career working on campaigns in California and across the country at every level of government, from city council, county supervisor, state assembly and senate, governor, U.S. Senate, House of Representatives and President.

Research Services

Candidates/Initiative Campaigns/Public Affairs

We use traditional fieldwork & numerous public and proprietary data points to gather, analyze, and deliver clear, concise, up-to-the-minute information to our clients.

Research is creating new knowledge. — Neil Armstrong