Michael Wildes was elected Englewood, New Jersey's Mayor in November of 2003 and again to a second term in November 2006. He became nationally recognized in the Democratic Party as a leading fundraiser for congressional and senate candidates throughout the United States. He is a partner with the leading immigration law firm of Wildes & Weinberg, founded by his father Leon Wildes. He is a former Federal Prosecutor with the United States Attorney's Office in Brooklyn (1989-1993).