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Mike Lukach

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Affiliation:Republican
Education:College of William and Mary


Mike Lukach, an experienced Republican Congressional campaign operative, was the Minnesota and Colorado state director for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.[1]

  • Lukach joined the Trump campaign on August 1, 2016.
  • Earlier in the 2016 cycle, Lukach was a consultant based in South Carolina for Scott Walker's presidential campaign.
  • Lukach has also managed three races for U.S. House, including the 2014 campaign of Stewart Mills in Minnesota.

    • Career

    Judy Biggert 2012 U.S. House

    During the 2012 election cycle, Lukach worked in the state of Illinois, managing the U.S. House campaign for Judy Biggert (R).[2] During the campaign, Lukach stressed the support Biggert received from those living in Illinois. He told the Daily Herald that the Illinois donations to Biggert's campaign were "a testament to the true grass-roots strength of the Biggert campaign."[3] Biggert lost the race to former Rep. Bill Foster (D).[4]

    Ron Walters 2014 U.S. House

    After managing Biggert's campaign, Lukach went on to manage the U.S. House campaign of Ron Walters Jr. (R-W.V.) in 2013.[5] Walters lost the Republican nomination n the primary on May 13, 2014.[6]

    Stewart Mills advisor

    Lukach then moved to Minnesota where he managed the U.S. House race of Stewart Mills (R) in 2014. The district in which Mills was running, Minnesota's 8th Congressional District, was considered a battleground district in 2014. Mills lost to incumbent Rick Nolan (D) by less than 2 percent of the vote. After Mills' campaign, Lukach sent a letter to the Republican Party of Minnesota claiming that top party officials had not been forthcoming with information about how much money the party owed Arena Communications for communications consulting. He wrote to the state executive committee that they had "been misled about significant portions of the party's debt."[7]

    During Mills' 2016 run for the U.S. House, Lukach took over as campaign manager when Mills' original manager, Charlie Szold, left the campaign to manage David Young's (R-Iowa) re-election bid. Lukach left the campaign in late June 2016.[8]

    Presidential election, 2016

    Donald Trump

    See also: Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016

    Lukach was hired as the Minnesota state director for the Trump presidential campaign on August 1, 2016, accoridng to the Star Tribune.[1] According to MinnPost, Lukach's hiring was an indication that Trump intended to campaign more heavily in Minnesota than past Republican nominees. The site reported, "Lukach’s hiring was among a string of events that seemed to indicate that Minnesota is on the GOP presidential candidate's radar, even if the state represents an unlikely pickup in November."[9]

    Toward the end of the 2016 election cycle, the Trump campaign relocated Lukach to Colorado, where he took over as Colorado state director for Patrick Davis, who had been promoted to senior advisor.[10]

    Scott Walker

    See also: Scott Walker presidential campaign, 2016

    Before Scott Walker (R-Wis.) announced his candidacy for the president in June 2015, his PAC, Our American Revival hired operatives in a number of early voting states. The group hired Lukach as part of its South Carolina operation in May 2015, according to The State.[11] Walker dropped out of the race on September 21, 2015, before any votes had been cast for presidential nominees.

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    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Tribune, "Trump hires Minnesota campaign director, plans visit," August 5, 2016
    2. ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Duckworth, Schneider and Foster lead Democratic roll," November 7, 2012
    3. ↑ Daily Herald, "Foster gets closer to Biggert in money race," July 19, 2012
    4. ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Foster headed back to Congress," November 6, 2012
    5. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "FEC Form 3, Walters for Congress," January 31, 2014
    6. ↑ Associated Press, "West Virginia - Summary Vote Results," May 13, 2014
    7. ↑ Star Tribune, "Mills campaign advisor: GOP activists "have been misled" about party's debt," March 2, 2015
    8. ↑ Brainerd Dispatch, "Stewart Mills gets 3rd successive campaign manager," July 21, 2016
    9. ↑ MinnPost, "Does Donald Trump really think Minnesota is in play?" August 8, 2016
    10. ↑ The Denver Post, "Purple State Memo: GOP poll gives Bennet a big lead in Colorado U.S. Senate race," October 27, 2016
    11. ↑ The State, "Scott Walker’s political group names S.C. staffers," May 5, 2015
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