Michael LaRosa

American journalist and political advisor

For the Belgian footballer, see Michael La Rosa.

Michael LaRosa

Press Secretary for the First Lady
In office
January 20, 2021 – July 31, 2022
President| Joe Biden
First Lady| Jill Biden
Preceded by| Stephanie Grisham (2020)
Personal details
Education| Seton Hall University (BA)
American University (MA)

Michael LaRosa is an American journalist and political advisor who was the press secretary for the First Lady in the Biden administration from 2021 to 2022.[1][2] LaRosa previously worked as a spokesman for Jill Biden and the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign.[3]

## Education

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LaRosa attended Easton Area School District schools in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, graduating from Easton Area High School in 2002. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and communications from Seton Hall University and a Master of Arts in political science and government from American University. During high school and college, LaRosa was a competitive swimmer.[4]

## Career

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LaRosa began his career in politics as an intern for Hillary Clinton's re-election campaign for the United States Senate. He later worked as a personal assistant to Representative Melissa Bean and a scheduler for Kirsten Gillibrand. He also worked as special assistant to the deputy director of the United States Office of Personnel Management.[5]

LaRosa worked as a segment producer and writer for Hardball with Chris Matthews.[6] From 2017 to 2019, he was the communications director for Senator Maria Cantwell. He was also the communications director for the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.[7][8] From April to November 2019, he was the deputy director of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee. He joined the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign in November 2019, working as chief spokesman and traveling press secretary for Jill Biden.[9][10] In January 2021, LaRosa was selected to serve as Press Secretary for the First Lady in the incoming Biden administration. On July 31, 2022, LaRosa resigned as press secretary for First Lady Dr. Jill Biden.[11][12]

## References

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1. ^ "Jill Biden announces more key staff for East Wing". CBS58. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
2. ^ Puente, Maria. "Incoming first lady Jill Biden names staff, signals military support on agenda". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
3. ^ Gigot, Paul A. (2020-12-13). "Opinion | The Biden Team Strikes Back". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
4. ^ Express-Times, Michael LoRe | The (2012-12-31). "Catching Up With: Former Easton Area High School district champion swimmer Michael LaRosa". lehighvalleylive. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
5. ^ Ogrysko, Michael O'Connell and Nicole. "PodcastOne: #62 - Michael LaRosa, segment producer, Hardball with Chris Matthews". www.podcastone.com. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
6. ^ ItsAllJournalism (2013-10-19). "#62 - Michael LaRosa morphs from political to journalism junkie". It's All Journalism. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
7. ^ Mullen, Hilary (2018-04-18). "Former MSNBC Producer to Headline Capital City Pride's April Speaker Series". Capital City Pride. Archived from the original on 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
8. ^ "Tuesday's Juice". POLITICO. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
9. ^ "Who is Dr. Jill Biden?". www.pbs.org. 19 August 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
10. ^ "Jill Biden Announces Additional Members of the Office of the First Lady". President-Elect Joe Biden. 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
11. ^ Kate Bennett (26 July 2022). "First on CNN: Jill Biden's press secretary leaving White House". CNN. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
12. ^ LaRosa, Michael [@MichaelLaRosa46] (July 31, 2022). "Signing off for now!" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-12-27 - via Twitter.