American League of Lobbyists - Organization: Board & Officers

Michael Fulton

Michael Fulton, president of The Arnold Agency’s Washington office, has more than 30 years of public affairs experience. Before joining The Arnold Agency, Fulton spent more than 22 years at GolinHarris, utilizing Congressional and federal agency meetings, grassroots campaigns, creative events, videos, survey research and media relations to enhance his lobbying activities and achieve tremendous government relations results for his clients.

Prior to joining GolinHarris, Mike worked for two Members of the U.S. House of Representatives (Chairman Alan B. Mollohan and the late Rep. Robert H. Mollohan, both of WV) as associate counsel to the House Appropriations Committee, legislative assistant, press secretary, and special projects assistant. During his Congressional career, he worked to solve community, institutional and economic challenges.

One of Mike’s specialties is working with institutions of higher education, and he has assisted hundreds of schools across the country either individually or as part of consortiums working on common interests. Some of the larger research institutions he has worked with include: Texas A&M University, UCLA, Georgia Tech, MIT, Carnegie Mellon University, University of New Hampshire, Michigan Technological University, West Virginia University, Kent State University, and Southeast Missouri State University.

Healthcare is another area where Mike has excelled. Since 1988, he has worked on a myriad of projects at West Virginia University Health Sciences Center and Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Other health clients of his include Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, LA; PACELouisiana, Inc., Memorial Hospital in Carthage, IL, St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, WV, and the National Hepatitis B Foundation.

In the technology arena, Mike has helped the Semiconductor Industry Association, Texas Engineering and Technical Consortium, and Texas Instruments secure funding for basic research, skilled workforce training and math pilot programs in middle schools.

Some of the energy and environmental clients Mike has worked with include ChevronTexaco, Dow Chemical Company, Flexsys America L.P. on EPA removal credits, Micell Technologies on environmentally-friendly solvents, National Renewable Resources on a hydroelectric power project, the Appalachian Energy Group (an alliance of seven state oil and gas associations), West Virginia University’s National Research Center for Coal and Energy, Kent State University on a fuel cell partnership with Battelle Laboratories, and the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (made up of 38 training centers around the country).

Mike is a graduate of West Virginia University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Journalism. He is active in the American League of Lobbyists and serves on its board. He served six years on the national board of directors of the WVU Alumni Association and is on the Visiting Committee of the WVU Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism.