Michael P. Cassidy
Vice President
State Government Relations
Michael Cassidy is a vice president in the State Government Relations group working out of the Chicago and Springfield offices. Michael advises clients before Congress, the Illinois General Assembly and various local county and municipal governments. He provides counsel in regards to executive & legislative affairs, coalition development, crisis communications, media relations, and strategic communications. Recently, Michael played a major role in the 2010 primary and general re-election of Illinois Governor Pat Quinn.
Expand Information...
Prior to joining the firm, Michael built a robust network of contacts working as a senior member of Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan’s legislative staff. In that position he coordinated legislative agendas and media relations for members of the Democratic caucus.
Michael also possesses substantial campaign experience having served is various supervisory roles on municipal, county, state and statewide campaigns. Working for the Democratic Party of Illinois, he was responsible for the advancement of Democratic candidates through grassroots organizing, strategic fundraising, message development, field coordination, crisis management, direct mail campaigns and earned and paid media.
Michael is a native of Evanston, Illinois.
Education
- DePaul University, B.A., Communication, 2001
Past Positions
- Legislative Staff senior member, Office of Speaker Michael Madigan, Illinois House of Representatives, 2003-09
- Public Affairs Consultant, The Haymarket Group, 2001-2003
- Coalition Development
- Crisis Communications
- Contracts & State/Local Procurement
- Economic and Infrastructure Development
- Executive and Legislative Affairs
- Federal Appropriations
- Local Government Relations
- Media Relations
- Public Private Partnerships
- Regulatory Solutions
- Strategic Communications & Grassroots
- Strategic Positioning
- Trade & International Affairs
- State Government Relations
- Economic Development
- Education
- Energy
- Healthcare
- Information Technology & Telecom
- Insurance and Financial
- Land Use & Environmental
- Local Government
- Public Safety
- Transportation
