Michael Glassner

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Michael Glassner
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Born (1963-07-30) July 30, 1963 (age 58)
Political party Republican
Education University of Kansas (BA)

Michael Glassner (born July 30, 1963) [1] [2] is an American political advisor and commentator who is the president of the public affairs consulting firm C&M Transcontinental. He previously served as COO of Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. [3]

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Early life and education

Glassner moved to Kansas in 1972 at the age of eight, where he was raised on a farm outside Peabody, Kansas. Glassner graduated from the University of Kansas in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in Political Science. [4] [5]

Career

In 1988, Glassner served as Bob Dole's traveling aide during Dole's presidential campaign. He held senior roles in Dole’s 1996 presidential campaign, Leadership PAC, and Senate offices in Kansas. [6]

In 1998, Glassner began working for the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, where he became the senior advisor and eventual Chief of Staff to then-Chairman Lewis Eisenberg. In 2001, he became Senior Vice President for External Affairs for IDT Corporation, where he oversaw government relations, communications, and investor relations. [7]

Glassner served as an advisor to the George W. Bush 2000 presidential campaign, and later as director of vice-presidential operations for the John McCain 2008 presidential campaign. In 2014, Glassner served as southwest regional political director of AIPAC. [8]

In 2015, Glassner was hired by the Trump campaign to serve as political director and was later named deputy campaign manager. [9] In January 2017, President-elect Donald Trump named Glassner as COO of the Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign. [10]

On December 15, 2020, Trump appointed Glassner to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. [11] Glassner has also served as a member of the Board of Directors for the American Red Cross of Northern New Jersey and the Board of Advisors for the Rutgers University Business School. [12]

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  2. ↑ "From AIPAC to Trump: Michael Glassner's journey — Jewish Journal". Jewish Journal. February 19, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Michael Glassner".
  4. ↑ Williams, Brien R. (March 11, 2008). "ROBERT J. DOLE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT" (PDF). dolearchivecollections.ku.edu. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  5. ↑ Newsmclarkin@hutchnews.com, Mary ClarkinThe Hutchinson. "Huelskamp says he's mentioned for top ag job; Trump transition team member denies confirming rep's on list". The Hutchinson News. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Michael Glassner - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Michael Glassner". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  8. ↑ Daniella Diaz (July 30, 2015). "Donald Trump hires former Palin aide as political director - CNNPolitics". CNN. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Michael Glassner". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  10. ↑ Ballhaus, Rebecca (January 13, 2017). "Trump Names Michael Glassner to Oversee Campaign Committee". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  11. ↑ "President Trump to Appoint New Council Members — United States Holocaust Memorial Museum". www.ushmm.org. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  12. ↑ "TRENDING: Palin hires chief-of-staff (Michael Glassner -- Folks she's running!)". freerepublic.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
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