Adriel Hampton

Adriel Hampton
Adriel Hampton
Born	Modesto, California
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley
Occupations	Entrepreneur; political campaign strategist;
Political party	No party preference

Adriel O. Hampton (born 1978) is an American entrepreneur, strategist, and political figure from California. He runs The Adriel Hampton Group, a digital advertising agency that supports progressive causes. In 2020, he co-founded New Noise Works, a video game studio. Hampton is also the founder of The Really Online Lefty League political action committee (PAC).

Earlier in his career, Hampton co-founded the analytics startup Pinpoint Predictive, the podcast Gov 2.0 Radio, and the progressive Facebook community Really American. He was an early member of the organizing software company NationBuilder. In 2009, Hampton became the first person to launch a congressional candidacy via Twitter.

Hampton is known for criticizing Facebook's political advertising policies, arguing that the social media giant doesn't do enough to combat false political advertising on its platform. In 2022, he ran for Governor of California as a progressive candidate but withdrew before the filing deadline.

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