Michelle A. Leeds
Public Affairs Advisor
Michelle Leeds is a public affairs advisor with Foley & Lardner LLP and has been a member of the Government & Public Policy Practice since 2002. She is also a member of the Health Care Industry Team.Ms. Leeds provides federal advocacy and lobbying services, legislative research and issue tracking for clients in health care, education, homeland security, appropriations, campaign finance and lobby disclosure. She coordinates group advocacy meetings with federal agencies, Congress and their staff. She helps clients with both campaign finance and lobby disclosure compliance. Ms. Leeds currently manages the operations of Foley & Lardner's Political Action Committee (Foley & Lardner Political Fund, Inc.) and regularly attends workshops with the Federal Election Commission. Prior to joining Foley & Lardner, Ms. Leeds worked as a legislative aide for U.S. Representative Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA). She also served as a volunteer for both U.S. Representative Robert Wexler (D-FL) and former U.S. Representative Karen Thurman (D-FL). Ms. Leeds earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL and currently serves on the board of the Florida State Society.
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