Howard Wolfson
Howard Wolfson | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Mayor of New York City for Governmental Affairs | |
| In office January 26, 2010 – December 31, 2013 | |
| Mayor | Michael Bloomberg |
| Preceded by | Kevin Sheekey |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1967 (age 56–57) Middletown, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Terri McCullough |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago (BA) Duke University (MA) |
Howard Wolfson (born 1967) is an American Democratic political strategist. He served as a counselor to the former mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg, replacing Kevin Sheekey as Deputy Mayor of New York City for governmental affairs.[1][2] He currently directs the education program at Bloomberg Philanthropies.[3]
Early life and education
He graduated from the University of Chicago and holds a Master of Arts in American History from Duke University.[4]
Career
Wolfson began his career in politics working for Nita Lowey as her chief of staff and press secretary, and was executive director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee from 1998 to 2000.[5] He served as communications director for the U.S. Senate campaigns of Charles Schumer (1998), Hillary Clinton (2000, 2006), and Ned Lamont (2006).
Wolfson was co-chief strategist and communications director for the Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign, after which he became managing director at The Glover Park Group, a communications consulting firm based in Washington, D.C.[6] He advised the campaign of Bill Thompson for New York City Comptroller in 2005. He was a senior strategist for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's 2009 re-election campaign.[7] Wolfson served as a strategic adviser to News Corp. in its public relations campaign against Nielsen Holdings. He was a Fox News contributor, and advised Ned Lamont's campaign for governor of Connecticut. Wolfson is also the author of the music and politics blog Gotham Acme. From August to November 2008, Wolfson wrote a blog on The New Republic's website, called "The Flack", that covered the final months of the 2008 presidential campaign. He also sits on the board of directors for The 74, an education news website.[8]
Wolfson served as a senior advisor to the Michael Bloomberg 2020 presidential campaign.[9][10][11]
Personal life
Wolfson married fellow Democratic Party operative Terri McCullough in 2002. They have a daughter, Sarah Cate, and a son.[12][13][14]
References
- ^ Michael Barbaro and Raymond Hernandez (2010-01-25). "Bloomberg to Hire Ex-Clinton Strategist". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
- ^ Juli Weiner (2010-03-02). "Technically, Howard Wolfson Could Now Affect the Lives of 8.3 Million People". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
- ^ "Howard Wolfson". Bloomberg Philanthropies. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ^ "Howard Wolfson". Bloomberg Philanthropies. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
- ^ "Howard Wolfson on Nita Lowey's announcement". Jewish Insider. 2019-10-11. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
- ^ "Managing the Message | Duke". alumni.duke.edu. 31 January 2001. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
- ^ Rutenberg, Jim; Hernandez, Raymond (2009-07-10). "In About-Face, Wolfson Now Works for Bloomberg". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
- ^ "Supporters". The74. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ^ Costa, Robert (2019-01-31). "Bloomberg builds an all-star political team – and he might not even run". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ "Warren takes aim at Bloomberg during Dems debate". news.yahoo.com. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
- ^ Flegenheimer, Matt; Burns, Alexander; Peters, Jeremy W. (2020-02-20). "How Bloomberg Bungled a Debate That He Had Been Prepped For". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
- ^ "WEDDINGS; Terri McCullough, Howard Wolfson". The New York Times. 23 June 2002.
- ^ "Presented by Starbucks: Day 88: Time calls it 'The Great Recession' — Steve Schmidt makes 'conservative argument' for gay marriage — Quinn Bradlee's 'A Different Life' is out". Politico. 17 April 2009.
- ^ "Alumna Terri McCullough, chief of staff to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, will make a virtual campus visit for Alumni Week".
External links
- Interview with Howard Wolfson from Crawdaddy!
- What Did Celine Dion Do to Hillary Clinton? by Howard Wolfson. Retrieved Nov. 4, 2008.