BornMar 3, 1984 - Green Bay, Wisconsin
AliasesMike Gallagher, Michael Gallagher, Rep. Gallagher
Service2017-2024 (U.S. House of Representatives); 2024-present (private sector)
ClearanceCongressional oversight access (Intelligence Committee); TS/SCI (former, as Marine intelligence officer and House Intel member)
Summary
Former U.S. Representative from Wisconsin and Marine Corps intelligence officer who co-chaired the landmark July 26, 2023 House Oversight Subcommittee hearing on UAP - the most-watched congressional UAP hearing in history - featuring testimony from David Grusch, Ryan Graves, and David Fravor. Co-authored the UAP Disclosure Act of 2023 with Sen. Chuck Schumer. His analytical, non-sensationalist framing gave the 2023 UAP hearings significant institutional credibility.
Roles
- -U.S. Representative (R-WI), Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District (2017-2024)
- -Member, House Armed Services Committee
- -Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- -Co-chair, House Oversight UAP Hearing (July 2023)
- -Co-author, UAP Disclosure Act of 2023
- -Executive, Shield AI (2024-present)
Organizations
U.S. House of RepresentativesHouse Armed Services CommitteeHouse Permanent Select Committee on IntelligenceU.S. Marine Corps (intelligence officer, 2006-2013)Shield AI
Education
- -B.A., Princeton University, 2006
- -Ph.D. in Government, Georgetown University, 2013
Early Career
- -Commissioned as a U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer upon graduating from Princeton in 2006; served multiple tours with intelligence responsibilities before leaving active duty to pursue his doctorate
- -Earned a Ph.D. in Government from Georgetown University in 2013 with a dissertation focused on national security and deterrence theory; brings rare academic rigor to defense and intelligence policy
- -Worked as a staffer on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and as a fellow at various security-focused think tanks before running for Congress in 2016