Field+Media Corps is an Arizona-based consulting firm that connects campaigns with racial and ethnic minority communities in the United States. During the 2024 U.S. presidential election, county election officials alleged that suspect voter-registration forms had been submitted to multiple counties in Pennsylvania; media outlets reported some were tied to the Field+Media Corps. ^{1 2 3}

Background

Field+Media Corps was founded in 2017, primarily focusing on providing services to left-of-center organizations. Its programs include voter-registration drives, door-to-door programs, ballot-measure canvassing, petitioning, text campaigns, issue organizing, and coalition building. ^{1 4}

Controversial Voter-Registration Submissions

Pennsylvania

In October 2024, the York County, Pennsylvania, Office of Elections received a delivery containing thousands of voter-registration forms from the Field+Media Corps. York County’s President Commissioner commented that there was “an overabundance of registrations from one particular organization,” raising concern as to the legitimacy of the registration forms. York County officials claimed that the Field+Media Corps voter-registration efforts were on behalf of the Everybody Votes Campaign, a program of the Voter Registration Project, which targets voters likely to lean left-of-center, such as African-Americans, Native Americans, and low-income Americans. ²

Reports of similar deliveries were made in Lancaster and Monroe Counties in Pennsylvania. Monroe County District Attorney Mike Mancuso (D) claimed on social media that around 30 suspect voter-registration forms, some of which originated from the Field+Media Corps, were received in Monroe County. These forms allegedly included unauthorized registrations or the names of deceased people. ⁵

Upon review, the York County district attorney’s office concluded that 47% of the applications received in York County from the Field+Media Corps were legitimate and were subsequently approved, 29% were incomplete and were pending approval until applicants provided further information, and the remaining 24% were declined and undergoing additional review. Of the declined applications, 85% were found to be duplicate registration requests. ⁶

Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry (D) said in a press release on October 31 that the state was taking great measures to “ensure a fair, free, and safe election.”  ⁷

As of November 1, 2024, the Field+Media Corps’ website, which was previously accessible, went down. An article from Fox News claimed that Field+Media Corps was a subsidiary of FieldCorps LLC. FieldCorps’ website was also down as of November 1, 2024. ^{7 8}

The Voter Registration Project explained in a statement that it had not been contacted by officials from any of the Pennsylvania counties claiming to have received potentially fraudulent registration forms. ⁹

As of late November 2024, no charges had been filed by any Pennsylvania jurisdiction, though investigations were still ongoing in some counties. ³

Arizona

An investigation was referred to Maricopa County, Arizona, in 2023 after 24 voter registration forms originating from Field+Media Corps were flagged in Navajo and Mohave Counties in Arizona. The Maricopa County Recorder’s Office confirmed that the Field+Media Corps had submitted several voter-registration forms that contained incomplete or inaccurate information. ⁶

People

Francisco Heredia is the chief executive officer of Field+Media Corps. Heredia also serves as the vice mayor of Mesa, Arizona. Heredia was previously employed as national field director at Mi Familia Vota, a left-leaning voter-activation and engagement group, and ONE Arizona. ^{10 6}

Pita S. Juarez is the vice president of marketing and communications at Field+Media Corps. Juarez has also worked in positions at the League of Conservation Voters, ONE Arizona, and the LGBTQ Victory Fund. ¹¹

Eduardo Sainz is the chief operating officer at the Field+Media Corps. Sainz also worked at Mi Familia Vota. ⁶

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2. Kratz , Alyssa. Pa. election offices on high alert following potential voter registration fraud investigation in Lancaster County, October 28, 2024. https://www.fox43.com/article/news/politics/elections/pa-election-offices-high-alert-potential-voter-registration-fraud-lancaster-county-york-county/521-d669fb81-f139-4526-b772-2c0c53829c00.
3. Walker, Carter. “Suspicious Voter Registrations in PA Yield No Charges.” Spotlight PA, November 25, 2024. https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2024/11/pennsylvania-election-fraudulent-voter-registration-investigations-update/.
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6.  Dominguez, Maritza. “Mesa Vice Mayor Investigated in Pennsylvania over Irregular Voter Signatures.” The Arizona Republic, November 1, 2024. https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/01/mesa-vice-mayor-linked-pennsylvania-voter-registration/75999484007/.
7. Deppisch, Breanne. “Discovery of ‘fraudulent’ Voter Applications Prompts Pa Probe of Arizona Company’s Potential Involvement.” Fox News, November 1, 2024. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/discovery-fraudulent-voter-applications-prompts-pa-probe-arizona-companys-potential-involvement
8. “Field and Media Corps: Firm Tied to Voter Registration ‘scheme’ Goes Dark.” Wisconsin Right Now, November 2, 2024. https://www.wisconsinrightnow.com/field-and-media-corps/.
9. “Investigations into Voter Registration Forms in Pennsylvania Lead to Wave of Misinformation.” The Republic News, October 30, 2024. https://www.therepublic.com/2024/10/30/investigations-into-voter-registration-forms-in-pennsylvania-lead-to-wave-of-misinformation/
10. “Vice Mayor Francisco Heredia | City of Mesa.” MesaAZ.gov. Accessed November 4, 2024. https://www.mesaaz.gov/government/mayor-council/councilmember-francisco-heredia.
11.  “Pita S. Juarez – field+Media Corps | Experience.” LinkedIn . Accessed November 4, 2024. https://www.linkedin.com/in/pita-s-juarez-9433b63b/.