Mike Wacker
Office of Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
Mike Wacker is a software engineer who has previously worked at Microsoft and Google. He is also a fellow for the Lincoln Network's 2020 Policy Hackers cohort, and he has written op-eds on tech policy for a number of publications, including The Hill. He is finishing up a MCS from Arizona State University and holds a BS from Cornell University.
While at Google, Mike started an internal mailing list for Republicans. Initially, he only aspired to be a simple mailing list owner, but his role and influence kept organically expanding, to the point where he was a de facto leader among Republicans at Google. That experience provided him a unique vantage point on several tech policy issues facing Congress today.
Mike has also run 24-hour obstacle course races, which in many ways was less challenging than the role he played as a de facto leader among Republicans at Google.
Mike is serving with Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and working on tech issues relating to the Consumer Protection and Commerce subcommittee.