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Mike Dubke
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| White House Communications Director | |
| In office March 6, 2017 – June 2, 2017 |
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| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Sean Spicer (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Sean Spicer (acting) |
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| Born | April 18, 1970 Hamburg, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Shannon Mullins |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Hamilton College, New York (BA) |
Michael D. Dubke (born April 18, 1970) is an American businessman and political advisor. He served as the White House Communications Director for U.S. President Donald Trump. His time in this important role was from March to June 2017.
Dubke has been involved in politics since the 1980s. He started a company called Crossroads Media. This company helps with media services for political groups. He also helped create the Black Rock Group, which is a public relations firm.
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Early Life and Education
Michael Dubke grew up in Hamburg, New York. He went to Hamburg High School in his hometown. After high school, he attended Hamilton College. He earned his college degree there.
Career in Politics and Media
Dubke has been active in political work since 1988. Many of the organizations he worked for shared offices in Alexandria, Virginia. These connections sometimes led to questions about election rules.
Working with the Ripon Society
Dubke was the executive director for the Ripon Society. This is a national group for Republicans who hold more moderate views. He also led the Ripon Educational Fund. In 1996, Dubke and the Ripon Society supported Senator Bob Dole for president. They encouraged Dole's campaign to be more open to different views on certain topics. They wanted these ideas to be part of the Republican Party's plans.
Helping Americans for Job Security
In 1997, Michael Dubke, David Carney, and other business groups started Americans for Job Security. Dubke was the first executive director of this group. He later became its president. He held this position until April 2008.
Founding Crossroads Media
Dubke started his own company, Crossroads Media, in 2001. This company helps Republican campaigns with their media needs. It became well-known during the 2008 presidential election. Crossroads Media works with American Crossroads, a special political action committee called a super PAC. A super PAC can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money to support or oppose political candidates. While at Crossroads Media, Dubke worked on the campaign for New York congressman Chris Collins.
Co-founding Black Rock Group
Dubke also co-founded the Black Rock Group with political expert Carl Forti. He was a partner at this firm. The Black Rock Group helped Senator Lisa Murkowski with her re-election campaign in Alaska in 2016. Dubke also managed media for Republican Dan Sullivan. Sullivan won his campaign in 2014 against Mark Begich in Alaska.
Serving as White House Communications Director
President Donald Trump asked Dubke to be the White House Communications Director. This is a very important job. The person in this role helps share the President's message with the public. Dubke started this job on March 6, 2017.
About three months later, on May 30, 2017, the White House announced that Dubke had resigned. His last day in the role was June 2, 2017. Sean Spicer then took over the position as acting Director.
Personal Life
Michael Dubke is married to Shannon. They live in Alexandria, Virginia. They raised their two sons, Harry and Sam, there. Harry, their older son, followed in his father's footsteps. He attended Hamilton College from 2015 until he graduated in 2019.
