Michael Podhorzer

    Michael Podhorzer
    Born (1956-05-21) May 21, 1956
    NationalityAmerican
    Alma materUniversity of Maryland, College Park
    OccupationAssistant to the President for Strategic Research
    EmployerAFL–CIO
    Board member ofAnalyst Institute
    Catalist
    America Votes
    Committee on States
    Progressive Majority
    SpouseCarol Browner (m. 1987–div. bef. 2007)
    Websitehttps://www.weekendreading.net

    Michael Avram Podhorzer (born May 21, 1956) is an American political strategist. He was the political director of the AFL–CIO, before becoming a senior adviser to its President Richard Trumka.

    Podhorzer is also the chairman of the board for the Analyst Institute and Catalist. He serves on the boards of America Votes, Committee on States, and Progressive Majority. Podhorzer was described as "the architect" of a "shadow campaign that saved the 2020 election" by TIME.