Michael Podhorzer

Michael Podhorzer
Born (1956-05-21) May 21, 1956 (age 68)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Maryland, College Park
OccupationAssistant to the President for Strategic Research
EmployerAFL–CIO
Board member ofAnalyst Institute
Catalist
America Votes
Committee on States
Progressive Majority
SpouseCarol Browner (m. 1987–div. bef. 2007)
WebsiteMichael Podhorzer on Twitter

Michael Avram Podhorzer (born May 21, 1956) is an American political strategist. He was the political director of the AFL–CIO,[1][2] before becoming a senior adviser to its President Richard Trumka.[3]

Podhorzer is also the chairman of the board for the Analyst Institute and Catalist. He serves on the boards of America Votes, Committee on States,[4] and Progressive Majority. Podhorzer was described as "the architect" of a "shadow campaign that saved the 2020 Election" by TIME.[5]

  1. ^ Battle for Congress: Iraq, Scandal, and Campaign Finance in the 2006 Election. Routledge. 2015. pp. 18–235. ISBN 978-1317263340. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  2. ^ Edsall, Thomas B. (16 October 2019). "Trump Is Winning the Online War". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Chotiner, Isaac (15 May 2020). "An A.F.L.-C.I.O. Adviser Considers the Future of American Workers". The New Yorker. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Committee on States". InfluenceWatch. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
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