Mike Henry (political strategist)

Mike Henry
Nationality American
Citizenship United States of America
Occupation political strategist
Years active 1988 - present
Employer current Chief of Staff to United States Senator Tim Kaine.
Known for Political Strategist
Political party Democratic Party

Mike Henry is an American political strategist and current Chief of Staff to United States Senator Tim Kaine.

In 2011, former Gov. Kaine tapped him to run his Senate campaign.[1] From 2009 to 2011, he was senior director of U.S. Field of Bono's The ONE Campaign,[2] a global advocacy and campaigning organization that fights extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa, by raising public awareness and working with political leaders to support effective policies and programs that save lives. He was responsible for guiding strategic grassroots initiatives. He worked to create political will in key congressional districts for bipartisan global poverty and disease-fighting legislation, helped expand ONE’s grassroots membership, mobilized bi-partisan political and business leaders, and raised awareness of global poverty issues.[1]

Henry also worked in national-level politics, serving as deputy campaign manager of Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign, famously writing a memo that was later leaked to The New York Times outlining a controversial strategy suggesting that Clinton skip Iowa, a politically risky move.[3][4]

Panel discussion on 29 October 2013 with (l to r) President James A. Quinn, NTEU, Mike Henry, Chief of Staff to Tim Kaine, and other NTEU official

Henry has a long history in Democratic politics in Virginia, including managing Kaine’s 2005 run for governor, now-Senator Mark Warner’s 2008 campaign and Terry McAuliffe’s unsuccessful 2009 gubernatorial bid. He also worked for Virginia House and Senate Democratic caucuses in the 1990s.

Henry began his career in 1988 working as a door-to-door canvasser for Clean Water Action while attending Old Dominion University. After graduation, Henry served as campaign manager for three congressional races and three senate races in Iowa, Texas, Florida, Illinois and Maryland.

References

  1. 1 2 Bellantoni, Christina. "Mike Henry Returns to Va. Politics to Run Kaine Campaign : Roll Call Politics". Rollcall.com. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  2. "Sheila Nix". Huffingtonpost.com. 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  3. "About That Mike Henry Memo | 44 | washingtonpost.com". Voices.washingtonpost.com. 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  4. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/23/us/politics/23text-clinton.html?_r=0
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