Michael Thielen
Executive Director, Republican National Lawyers AssociationMichael Thielen has served as the Republican National Lawyers Association's Executive Director since 2000. He graduated from the University of California Los Angeles (B.A. History, 1989) and Pepperdine School of Law (J.D., 1993) and is a member of the California Bar. Michael worked for the Republican National Committee (RNC) from 1994 through the 1996 election. At the end of the cycle, he worked as a Senior Research Analyst for the RNC. In this position, he uncovered the connection between Arief Wiriadinata and the Clinton administration, which became the Chinese Campaign Finance scandal or the John Huang scandal. He also helped to uncover information linking the Clintons to alleged Mafia Union Boss Arthur Coia. After leaving the RNC, Michael worked for candidates for elected office in Virginia including candidates for Congress, Attorney General and the Virginia House of Delegates. In the latter, he worked for a candidate who unseated a 22-year incumbent. In addition, Michael has executed independent research projects for candidates for Federal and State office. Michael has also worked for conservative advocacy organizations.
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OPINION
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OPINION
OPINION: Senate Democrats Struggle To Impede Neomi Rao's Nomination To DC Circuit
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OPINION
OPINION: Kavanaugh And The Return Of The Salem Witch Trials
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OPINION
OPINION: Feinstein Is The True Villain Of The Kavanaugh Hearings
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OPINION
OPINION: Kavanaugh's Post-9/11 Decisions Prove His Commitment To Rule Of Law
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OPINION
Democrats Are Using Courts To Take Redistricting Power Away From Legislatures
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OPINION
Trump Must Continue Undoing Obama's MASSIVE Federal Power Grabs
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OPINION
From Incompetence to Jim Crow: Elections in Philadelphia Are Out of Control
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Judicial Nominations: Democrats Have Nothing But Character Attacks
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Accurate Voter Registration Lists Are Essential To Election Integrity
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Respect For Free Speech Dwindles Under The Left’s Assault
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Is Facebook Using Foreign Influence As An Excuse To Censor Conservatives?
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Why Are College Students' Votes Worth More Than Everyone Else's?
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OPINION
On Voting, Schumer Apparently Considers Some Democrats Neo-Nazis
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Loretta Lynch: Politics Over Justice
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Why Not Designate Elections As 'Critical Infrastructure'?
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Why Establishment Democrats Won’t “Count” Vote Fraud in Florida
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Why The Commission on Electoral Integrity Is Necessary
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Democratic Obstructionism Needs To End
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FEC's Commissioner, Weintraub, Flagrantly Abusing Power
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The Left's Crusade Against Honest Elections
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The Democratic Party's Sore-Loser Theater
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The Left's Campaign To Silence Opposing Views
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Democrats Think Their First Amendment Is Different (And Superior)
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The Other, Much Worse Hacking Story
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The Death Of The Reid Rule
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Democrats Should Hold To Their Own Standards
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Yes, Democrats Have Tried To Rig Elections
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President Obama's voter registration hypocrisy
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Three liberal myths about the McCutcheon campaign finance decision