Mike is the Strategic Communications and Research Director at Strategic Partners and Media. In his position, he helps political and corporate clients develop and execute communication strategies to win elections and advance their agendas.

For nearly a decade, Mike has worked to help craft messaging and defend the records of political candidates and elected officials on the federal, statewide, and local levels of government.

He got his start in politics out of college, working as a field research analyst for America Rising, contracted in South Carolina to assist Governor Nikki Haley’s successful reelection campaign. After crisscrossing South Carolina, Mike moved to Madison, WI where he honed his research skills working on Governor Scott Walker’s presidential campaign.

For five years, Mike wore many hats for Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, primarily in the governor’s press office. He was an integral part of the governor’s reelection campaign where he served as the research director. He played a leading role in assisting with press inquiries, promoting the governor’s record, and drawing key distinctions between the candidates as Governor Hogan made history becoming only the second Republican governor to ever be reelected in Maryland.

While serving as the Deputy Communications Director at the Republican Governors Association from 2019-2021, Mike helped grow the Republican majority of governors to 27. During the challenging 2020 election year for Republicans, his efforts helped elect the first Republican governor of Montana in 16 years, the first Republican to be elected governor since 1996 in West Virginia, and the largest margin of victory for a gubernatorial candidate in Indiana history.

Prior to joining SPM, Mike worked on two high profile races in Maryland – a statewide and countywide race.

Mike is a native New Yorker who graduated from Syracuse University where he earned his degree in political science. He currently lives in Annapolis; in his free time, he enjoys traveling and trying new restaurants. An optimistic New York Jets fan, Mike has been saying for years that they will win a Super Bowl, he’s convinced that this is finally their year.