Michael C. Corcoran (born 1967) is an American lobbyist and fundraiser based out of Florida and with close personal and professional connections to the Republican establishment.

Background

Corcoran was born in Toronto, Canada. received a business degree in 1990 from St. Leo University. He worked in marketing in Dallas and in Santiago, Chile. He was a fundraiser for the Republican Party of Florida under Daniel Webster. From 1992, he was legislative aide in Florida House District 62 to Buddy Johnson and (from 1996) to former House Speaker

Johnnie Byrd Johnnie B. Byrd Jr. (born February 8, 1951) is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives from District 62 representing Eastern Hillsborough County from 1996 through 2004. He was speaker of the House from 2002 to 2004. In 2004, B ...

. He then worked as a legislative and governmental affairs consultant for Metz, Hauser & Husband PA.

Lobbying career

Corcoran founded Corcoran & Associates with his wife Jessica Ray Corcoran (b. 1972) in 2001. His early business was buoyed by easy access to his ally Byrd, who became House Speaker in 2002. This influence was criticized, as was Byrd's hiring of Corcoran's sister Jacqueline ("Jackie"). With the addition of Jeff Johnson, the firm became Corcoran & Johnson. In 2019, the firm was rebranded Corcoran Partners. In 2021, Corcoran Partners took in $5.9 million in lobbying fees. Corcoran & Johnson's revenue expanded considerably in 2018. In 2012, the firm generated $2.4 million in legislative fees.

Political committees

Corcoran chairs the Building a Better Florida political committee. He chaired Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody's Finance Committee in 2017 and her Inauguration Committee in 2019. Corcoran was also a prominent supporter of

Marco Rubio Marco Antonio Rubio (born May 28, 1971) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the senior United States senator from Florida, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he served as Speaker of the Florida Hous ...

Personal

Michael and Jessica met while campaigning for Republican state representative Buddy Johnson. The couple has four children. They reside in Odessa, Florida. His brother

Richard Corcoran Richard Corcoran (born March 16, 1965) is an American politician and former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives. A Republican, Corcoran represented the 37th District, which includes central Pasco County, from 2012 to 2018, and previou ...

is former

speaker of the Florida House The speaker is the presiding member of the Florida House of Representatives. The Speaker and his staff provide direction and coordination to employees throughout the House and serve the members in carrying out their constitutional responsibilities ...

. His sister Jacqueline Corcoran is also a lobbyist with his firm.

References

External links

Building a Better Florida Political Committee donations
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