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Eric Sapp is an American political consultant based in Washington, D.C. He is a founding partner of the Eleison Group, a political consulting firm that works with Democrats and the progressive faith community on outreach and communication to faith, veteran, and values voters.

Professional life

Sapp started his career working as a legislative aid for Representative David Price and the late Senator Edward Kennedy on the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Before founding the Eleison Group, Sapp was a senior partner at Common Good Strategies (CGS), a firm that managed the faith outreach and messaging for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, US Senators Bob Casey, Jr., Sherrod Brown, Governors Ted Strickland, Jennifer Granholm, and Kathleen Sebelius, Representative Heath Shuler, and the Michigan, Kansas, and Oregon state Democratic Parties. He is also the executive director of the American Values Network, a faith and values based non-profit that conducts media campaigns targeting faith, veteran, and independent voters on climate, national security, and economic justice issues.

Sapp is also a regular speaker on faith and politics on television and radio shows, including a recent appearance on The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann. He is a frequent contributor to the Huffington Post.

Personal life

Sapp was born in Durham, NC and grew up in south Florida. He graduated with honors from Davidson College and received a Master of Divinity and a Master of Public Policy from Duke University. He has over five years of parish experience as a youth pastor and director of Christian education. Sapp lives in northern Virginia with his wife Julie and their son, Beckett.