B.J. Martino is President and CEO of The Tarrance Group, one of the most respected political research and strategy firms in the country. In his two decades with the firm, he has helped develop and direct strategic research programs for national, state, and local political and issue campaigns.

Martino was named a Republican Pollster of the Year in 2021 by the American Association of Political Consultants for his work as a pollster on the Youngkin for Governor campaign in Virginia.

Martino earned his Bachelors Degree in Economics (with honors) with a Political Science minor from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his Masters Degree in political management from The George Washington University, Valedictorian of his graduating class. He has served as an adjunct professor of polling at GWU.