Career
He has been active in Democratic politics for over forty years, working in the presidential campaigns of Eugene McCarthy, Birch Bayh, Morris Udall, Ted Kennedy and Jesse Jackson. In 1989, he was a senior advisor to David Dinkins' successful campaign for mayor of New York City. Ickes is a registered lobbyist with the Ickes and Enright Group.
Harold M. Ickes, is currently Co-Chair of Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C.’s Labor and Government Relations practice groups, also manages the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Prior to joining President Clinton’s White House as Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff (1994-1997), Mr. Ickes was a director of Meyer, Suozzi for 14 years. He rejoined the firm in 1998.
In his government relations practice, Mr. Ickes provides counsel and representation to business and union clients on legislative, governmental regulation and procurement matters. This includes providing strategic advice, planning and representation for business, labor, governmental and non-profit organizations.
Along with Basil A. Paterson, the former New York Secretary of State, State Senator, and the New York City Deputy Mayor for Labor Relations and Personnel, Mr. Ickes co-chairs the firm’s extensive labor practice, providing counsel to dozens of local and international unions in the health care, transportation, package delivery, hotel, construction, communications, distribution, manufacturing, retail food, and other industries in the private and public sectors.
Since 2005, Ickes has been associated with a progressive data collection and voter file organization called "Catalist" (formerly "Data Warehouse"). He currently serves as Catalist's President.
In November 2009, he joined New York Governor David Paterson's election campaign as a senior adviser.
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