America Moving Forward: The Lincoln Project’s Michael Steele and Reed Galen in Conversation with Mike Barnicle - 92Y, New York
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America Moving Forward

The Lincoln Project’s Michael Steele and Reed Galen in Conversation with Mike Barnicle
Michael Steele, Reed Galen and Mike Barnicle

January 6 was a day like no other. Our democracy was suddenly in jeopardy. Where are we now? Can this happen again? What is American citizenry willing and able to do to play their roles in both politics and society?

Join two members of the Lincoln Project — former Republican and MSNBC political analysis Michael Steele, the former Lt. Governor of Maryland and former chairman of the Republican National Committee charged with revitalizing the republican party (which he did), and political strategist and co-founder of the Lincoln Project Reed Galen for a look at where are we now.

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Michael Steele

When he was elected Lt. Governor of Maryland in 2003, Michael Steele made history as the first African American elected to statewide office …

Michael Steele

When he was elected Lt. Governor of Maryland in 2003, Michael Steele made history as the first African American elected to statewide office; and again with his subsequent chairmanship of the Republican National Committee in 2009.

As chairman of the RNC, Michael Steele was charged with revitalizing the Republican Party. A self-described “Lincoln Republican,” under Steele’s leadership the RNC broke fundraising records (over $198 million raised during the 2010 Congressional cycle) and Republicans won 63 House seats, the biggest pickup since 1938. His commitment to grassroots organization and party building at the state and local levels produced 12 governorships and the greatest share of state legislative seats since 1928 (over 760 seats).

As Lt. Governor of Maryland, Mr. Steele’s priorities included reforming the state’s Minority Business Enterprise program, improving the quality of Maryland’s public education system (he championed the State’s historic Charter School law), expanding economic development in the state and fostering cooperation between government and faith-based organizations to help those in need.

Mr. Steele’s ability as a communicator and commentator has been showcased through his current role as a political analyst for MSNBC. He has appeared on Meet the Press, Face the Nation, HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, and Comedy Central’s The Daily Show. In addition to his work in television, Mr. Steele co-hosted the daily radio program, Steele & Ungar on the POTUS Channel on SiriusXM and is the host of the podcast The Michael Steele Podcast.

Mr. Steele’s writings on law, business and politics have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Hill.com, The Grio.com, Politico.com, The Root.com, BET.com, Townhall.com, The Journal of International Security Affairs and Catholic University Law Review, among others.

He is the author of Right Now: A 12-Step Program for Defeating the Obama Agenda, which is a call to arms for grassroots America and co-author of The Recovering Politician’s Twelve Step Program to Survive Crisis.

Born at Andrews Air Force Base in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Mr. Steele was raised in Washington, DC. Upon graduating Johns Hopkins University (‘81’), he entered the Order of St. Augustine where studied for the priesthood. He is a graduate of Georgetown Law Center (’91), an Aspen Institute Rodel Fellow in Public Leadership, a University of Chicago Institute of Politics Fellow and currently a Senior Fellow at Brown University’s Institute for International and Public Affairs.

Reed Galen

Reed Galen is an independent political strategist and co-founder of The Lincoln Project …

Reed Galen

Reed Galen is an independent political strategist and co-founder of The Lincoln Project. A veteran public affairs and political professional with more than 20 years’ experience, Galen has spent more than a decade advising Fortune 50, 100 and 1000 companies in need of high-level counsel in the fields of strategic communications, procurement, and legislation. Reed has also managed several high-profile ballot measure campaigns in California, Texas, and Colorado. Before moving to the private sector, he served as Deputy Campaign Manager for John McCain’s presidential campaign and Deputy Campaign Manager for Arnold Schwarzenegger’s successful 2006 re-election campaign. Galen also worked on both the 2000 and 2004 campaigns of President George W. Bush. Between campaigns, Galen spent a year at the White House and served the Bush Administration at both the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Department of Homeland Security.

Mike Barnicle

Mike Barnicle is an award-winning veteran columnist and broadcast journalist, radio personality …

Mike Barnicle

Mike Barnicle is an award-winning veteran columnist and broadcast journalist, radio personality, and social and political commentator. A regular on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Barnicle is best known for his street-smart, straightforward commentary and writing style that gives voice to “every man.” Barnicle has written more than 4,000 columns collectively for media outlets across the country, including The Boston Globe, Time Magazine, the Boston Herald, The Daily Beast, and the New York Daily News. During his 25 years with The Boston Globe, Barnicle rose to prominence with his hard-hitting, and often heart-wrenching, must-read columns about the triumphs, tribulations and ambitions of Boston’s working and middle classes. Barnicle, an avid Red Sox fan, is also featured in the documentaries The Tenth Inning and The Curse of the Bambino. He resides in the Boston area with this family.

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