Meet Mike

Mike grew up in a blue-collar family in a rural corner of the Blue Ridge. With the help of a military scholarship Mike graduated from Duke University before commissioning into the U.S. Navy, serving 3 tours as a Surface Warfare Officer. He led teams aboard two warships, deploying twice to combats zones in the Middle East to defend American citizens and support operations against ISIS. He later joined the Office of Naval Intelligence, where he served as a senior analyst and team leader.

Since leaving the Navy, Mike has continued his commitment to public service. He was elected to the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors in 2023, where he’s worked to make housing more affordable, expand broadband access, and create more good paying jobs for all levels of education. A graduate of UVA Law School, Mike also works as a civil rights lawyer for a Virginia-based nonprofit, working on housing, discrimination, and helping those who have been mistreated by corporations and landlords.

Mike lives in Albemarle County with his husband, an Episcopal minister, and his rescue dog, Jo.

Mike smiling and wearing a baseball cap holding a large dog over his shoulders, the same way a shepherd would carry a sheep, on an overlook of a mountain with trees and a cloudy sky in the background.
Mike and his father in a ship's engine room. Mike is in a U.S. Navy uniform and his father in casual clothes. They are flanked by two marine diesel engines, each the size of bus.
Mike and his husband walking and talking on a sidewalk in a park, smiling, with green grass and trees in the background.