Michael Feldman (born October 14, 1968) is an American

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and

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and a former Democratic political adviser. Feldman was

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’s traveling

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during the 2000 presidential election campaign. He is a founding partner and managing director of The Glover Park Group, a communications, consulting, and advocacy firm.

Biography

Born to a

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family, Feldman began his political career in the

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serving first as a floor assistant in the Senate cloakroom, and then as a legislative analyst for the

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. In 1991, Feldman took leave from the Senate to work on Sen.

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’s special election campaign. Feldman joined Bill Clinton's campaign staff in 1992. Following the election, Feldman served in the

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as Vice President

’s deputy director of legislative affairs from 1993 to 1997. In 1997 Feldman became senior adviser and traveling chief of staff to the

, a role he held until 2001. In November 2000, Feldman played a key role in Gore's decision to contest the results of the

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. On election night Feldman helped pass news to Gore of the very small vote margin in

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. Feldman, with fellow campaign officials Michael Whouley and Bill Daley, pressed Gore not to concede and to push for a

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. In 2001, Feldman formed The Glover Park Group with Gore campaign advisers Carter Eskew and Chip Smith, and former

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. The Glover Park Group offers communications, government relations, corporate advocacy and crisis management services. Feldman is a managing director at the firm; he developed and currently leads its entertainment and environmental practices. In 2007, Feldman was part of a team at The Glover Park Group named Public Relations Professionals of the Year by the Public Relations Society of America for its work on Al Gore’s film, ''

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''. In an interview with lawyers Ben Chew and

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, in regard to the '' Depp v Heard'' defamation trial, Feldman's wife

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revealed that Feldman had worked as a public relations consultant for the legal team representing

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References

External links

Profile on The Glover Park website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Feldman, Michael Living people 1968 births American public relations people 20th-century American Jews Clinton administration personnel Tufts University alumni Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American Jews