Michael Mulé is the Founder and Managing Partner of Surge Public Affairs and has over two decades of experience guiding campaigns on the local, state and federal levels to victory. A veteran of campaigns in over 35 states and a New Orleans native, Michael and the Surge Public Affairs Team call South Carolina home, where they provide general consulting, media production, issue advocacy, and public relations services to political and corporate clients. Michael is an AAPC member, an annual judge of the AAPC Pollie Awards, and a multi-time Pollie Award winner for creative, data, and grassroots success. A former Public Information Officer at the U.S. Department of Justice and for local governments, Michael has been featured and sourced in international, national and local publications.