What’s it like to pitch an emerging politician - one already being talked about for the “big job” itself, though she only recently “all but declared” for Congress? It has to be timed right - and the pitch itself has to be carefully crafted.
In my case, I waited until the emerging politician “all but declared” for Congress last year - despite having shot the movie-poster-like photo that made the prospective congressman world-famous much earlier. I then emailed the pitch within several days - after working out the details.
The pitch itself - emailed to the emerging politician - included: a cover letter with link to my portfolio, which includes photos of various national-level political personalities in political settings and where the photos had run, plus references; a resume; large photos from political and other settings, including that photo that had made the emerging politician world-famous.
Since sending that pitch, “someone” has clicked on the story my photo of the emerging politician ran atop worldwide - and others featuring her, shot in the same style - repeatedly, many times, to get that Google ranking. My guess is it’s one of her top backers.

I only wish I’d had a photo package of Newt Gingrich before he was famous!
Here, he campaigns for president in 2012 at a Tea Party rally.