Michael Schmuhl was born on 1983 and is an American political figure formerly serving as the chair of the Indiana Democratic Party.
15 Facts About Mike Schmuhl
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Mike Schmuhl's father is Robert Schmuhl, an emeritus professor of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame.
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Mike Schmuhl went to high school at St Joseph High School, where he befriended a young Pete Buttigieg.
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Mike Schmuhl graduated from University of Notre Dame in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in history.
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Mike Schmuhl later received a master's degree in international affairs from the Paris Institute of Political Studies.
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In 2004, Mike Schmuhl was an intern at Meet the Press with Tim Russert at NBC News in Washington, DC He then worked at The Washington Post, where he was a producer and booker in the newsroom.
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Mike Schmuhl returned to Indiana in 2009 and managed Joe Donnelly's 2010 successful congressional reelection campaign.
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Mike Schmuhl reconnected with his high school friend Pete Buttigieg, and managed his 2011 campaign for Mayor of South Bend, Indiana.
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In October 2011, after Butch Morgan resigned from his role as Democratic chairman for Indiana's 2nd congressional district, Mike Schmuhl agreed to run for the position.
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Mike Schmuhl resigned from the job in order to pursue a master's degree at Sciences Po in Paris, France.
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Mike Schmuhl returned to the United States in 2015 and began working at the Democratic consulting firm 270 Strategies in Chicago.
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Mike Schmuhl advised Indiana congressional candidates Shelli Yoder and Mel Hall in 2016 and 2018, respectively, and he served as treasurer of Buttigieg's hybrid PAC, Hitting Home PAC.
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In 2021, Mike Schmuhl successfully ran to succeed John Zody as chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party.
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On March 20,2021, Mike Schmuhl won the vote by the state central committee to be the state party chair, electing him to a four-year term as state party chairman.
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Mike Schmuhl defeated Morgan County Democratic Party leader Tom Wallace, his sole opponent after Trish Whitcomb withdrew days before the vote citing to her son's death.