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Kevin Sheekey (b.June 12, 1966) is Deputy Mayor for Government Relations for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Sheekey ran both of Bloomberg’s successful campaigns for Mayor, in 2001 and 2005.

Education

Sheekey is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis

Political Career

   From 1992 to 1997, Sheekey worked for New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, serving as press secretary, campaign manager for Moynihan’s 1994 re-election campaign and eventually rising to Chief of Staff.
   In [1997], Sheekey was hired as the Director of Government Relations for Bloomberg L.P., the media and financial information company founded by Michael Bloomberg. In 2000, Sheekey was responsible for winning Bloomberg L.P. the official sponsorship of the party after the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, one of Washington’s most prominent social events.
   After managing Bloomberg to a victory for Mayor in 2001 over Mark Green, Sheekey worked briefly in City Hall before leaving to become President of the New York City Host Committee, which was responsible for coordinating New York’s involvement in the 2004 Republican National Convention.
   In 2005, Sheekey ran Bloomberg’s re-election campaign in his race against Fernando Ferrer. Although offered a job running California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 2006 re-election campaign, Sheekey stayed in New York and was named Bloomberg’s Deputy Mayor for Government Relations.
   The strategy behind Mike Bloomberg’s potential run as an independent candidate for President in 2008 was referred to as the “Sheekey Master Plan.” On February 28, 2008, Bloomberg announced that he wouldn't seek the Presidency but speculation that he'd be drafted as a candidate for Vice President began immediately.

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