O’Connor Selected as Judge for the Association of Political and Public Affairs Professionals’

2009 Pollie Awards

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Michael O’Connor, a principal with Bose Public Affairs Group LLC, has been selected as a judge for the Association of Political and Public Affairs Professionals’ (AAPC) 2009 Pollie Awards. 

The annual Pollie Awards & Conference features business sessions that discuss the latest issues and trends from both professional and policy perspectives. The conference’s highlight is the Pollie Awards Reception, which gives national industry wide acknowledgment of deserving work in three categories: Campaigns, Public Affairs and Issues and Referendums. 

The Pollie Awards Contest will be judged online from Feb. 9-27. The 18th Annual Pollie Awards & Conference will then be held March 27-29, at the Gaylord National Resort and Conference Center in Washington, D.C. 

As the former chief deputy mayor of the city of Indianapolis, O'Connor worked as a key member of Mayor Bart Peterson's administration, first managing Peterson's successful election campaign, then serving as the mayor's top advisor and chief of staff.As a high profile Democrat, O'Connor bolsters Bose Public Affairs Group's extensive lobbying efforts by utilizing his strong relationships in government and the community and his deep understanding of government on behalf of clients. In addition, he directs the firm's campaign consultancy subsidiary, High Road Communications. This subsidiary assists individual candidates in their races for elected office in Indiana and around the country.

A graduate of Indiana University, O'Connor entered the political world while at IU, serving as a Lyndon B. Johnson intern for former U.S. Congressman Phil Sharp of Indiana. After graduation, O'Connor managed Sharp's 1986 campaign. In 1987, O'Connor became the youngest person ever elected to the Greenfield City Council.

O'Connor has served as an adjunct faculty member at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IU in Bloomington and Indianapolis. He has also served on the boards of YouthLinks, United Way of Central Indiana, The Indy Partnership, Goodwill of Central Indiana and the board of advisors at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis.

Bose Public Affairs Group is a full service public affairs and association management firm offering more than 200 years combined experience to affect the decisions of government—at the local, state, national and international levels. Offering services in government relations, public affairs consulting, lobbying, procurement, strategic communications and association management, Bose Public Affairs Group is an active member of The Advocacy Group (TAG). For more information, visit www.bosepublicaffairs.com.

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