MICHAEL CASSIDY

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MICHAEL CASSIDY

( Illinois,  )

McGuireWoods Consulting

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Introduction

Proactive, thoughtful, ethical and experienced multistate government affairs counsel

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Michael Cassidy is a senior 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.

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 in 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, and crisis management, direct mail campaigns, earned, and paid media.

Client List  Number of Years as a Lobbyist  Relationships 
Clients

1) 1-800 CONTACTS

2) AAR CORP

3) ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY, INC.

4) AT&T ILLINOIS AND ITS AFFILIATES

5) AVENTIV TECHNOLOGIES

6) BROKERS' RISK PLACEMENT SERVICE, INC.

7) BUSINESS SERVICES LLC

8) CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

9) CHARGEPOINT

10) CHICAGO ROCKFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

11) CIOX HEALTH, LLC

12) CITY OF ROCKFORD

13) CME GROUP, INC.

14) COMPANIES (NAESCO)

15) COOK-WITTER, INC.

16) ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION

17) GHOST MANAGEMENT GROUP DBA WEEDMAPS

18) GIFT OF HOPE ORGAN & TISSUE DONOR NETWORK

19) GROUPON

20) ILLINOIS RAILROAD ASSOCIATION

21) ILLINOIS STUDENT ASSISTANCE COMMISSION

22) INTUIT

23) KALEO, INC.

24) KRONOS INCORPORATED

25) LIBERTY DENTAL PLAN CORPORATION

26) MAXIMUS, INC.

27) MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT, INC.

28) METRA

29) MIDWEST GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT, LLC

30) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ENERGY SERVICE

31) NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL

32) NEW VENTURE FUND

33) NICUSA, INC.

34) ODS TECHNOLOGIES, L. P. D/B/A TVG NETWORK

35) PHANTOM FIREWORKS SHOWROOMS LLC

36) QUALITY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, LLC

37) ROCKFORD BOARD OF ELECTIONS

38) ROCKFORD MASS TRANSIT DISTRICT

39) ROCKFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT 205

40) RUSH STREET GAMING, LLC

41) SALESFORCE.COM, INC.

42) SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION

43) STEPAN COMPANY

44) VISTRA ENERGY (F/K/A DYNEGY)

45) WEC ENERGY GROUP, INC., AND ITS SUBSIDIARY WEC

Number of Years as a Lobbyist

15-20 years

Relationships

Member of the national council of state legislatures

Last Updated: November 11, 2020