Michael Hanson

Michael Hanson is a Partner in the firm and focuses mainly in the areas of tax, energy, auto manufacturing and health care.  Michael has been actively involved in developing strategies during the progress of several recent successful legislative efforts including the energy bill and recent tax bills.  Michael has also been at the forefront of the development of new automobile emissions and efficiency regulations by both Congress and the Executive Branch.

Prior to joining C2 GROUP, Michael served ten years for Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX), the last four years as his Chief of Staff.  During Michael’s tenure, Congressman Johnson served on the Committee on Ways and Means (Health, Social Security and Oversight Committees) and the Committee on Education and Labor, where he was Chairman of the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

Michael served as Congressman Johnson’s chief staff member for the Republican Study Group (then the “Conservative Action Team”) from its inception in 1995 when Congressman Johnson, along with several other conservative members, first established the coalition.  During that same time Michael served as the Congressman’s Legislative Director with direct oversight over all the tax, Social Security and welfare legislation being considered by the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Additionally, Michael served as the point of contact between the Congressman and his duties as part of the Majority Leader’s Whip and Deputy Whip teams.  Michael served as the liaison between the Smithsonian Institute (SI) and the Congressman, who was appointed to the SI Board of Regents.

Michael graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas with a degree in Political Science.

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