Michael Joseph Esposito

Sante Esposito is an experienced specialist in various legislative issues with over eight years of Federal advocacy and over twenty three years of congressional experience. He represents clients seeking strategic planning, legislative campaigns and Federal advocacy in various areas including highway and rail development; safety and research; aviation safety and promotion; and innovative technology and education. Esposito possesses unmatched institutional knowledge of numerous major infrastructure laws. He has particular expertise in the Federal appropriations and budget processes. He is a recognized expert on the Parliamentary rules of the House and the Senate, having lectured and taught on the subject. Esposito also enjoys long-standing working relationships with numerous decision-makers in the Congress and Executive Branch. He was very successful in securing various funding and policy matters in SAFETEA-LU, and most recently the Water Resources Development Act of 2007. Esposito served as Democratic Chief Counsel for the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives. He also served as Counsel for the House Committee on Budget and the Congressional Budget Office. Esposito graduated from Fairfield University (1969) cum laude with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Political Science and a Juris Doctor from the University of Connecticut School of Law (1973). Michael Esposito provides congressional and Executive Branch liaison on legislative and policy initiatives with a focus on the appropriations and budget processes. He represents various clients seeking annual funding in the Federal appropriations process. He has successfully secured millions of dollars for municipalities, museums, libraries, aquariums, academic institutions, and various other organizations. In so doing, he has developed extensive contacts with key Members and staff in Congress, as well as with officials of the Executive Branch. In addition, Esposito has worked extensively in promoting various public policy infrastructure issues pending both before Congress and the Administration. He has been instrumental in securing inclusion of such issues in various authorization bills. Esposito graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University summa cum laude (2000) with a Bachelors of Science degree in Aeronautical Science and a minor in Aviation Safety. He is a professional pilot and former intern of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.