Michael Gula is the co-founder of The Gula Graham Group formed in January of 2009.

Before co-founding The Gula Graham Group, Mr. Gula was the President of Mike Gula & Associates, a leading Washington, D.C. Republican fundraising and political consulting firm he formed in 2005. Currently, The Gula Graham Group raises money for twenty two Members of Congress and five Senators. Mr. Gula provides a diverse background to the fundraising world with political experience in the fields of fundraising and political consulting. In the 2010 election cycle,The Gula Graham Group raised over $20,500,000 in PAC contributions for their clients.

Prior to founding Mike Gula & Associates, Mr. Gula was Vice President of Keelen Communications, a top Republican fundraising and political consulting firm that represented 25 Members of Congress. Mr. Gula has served as a volunteer in the campaigns of President George W. Bush, the reelection campaigns of Governor George W. Bush, and several federal and state campaigns.

Mr. Gula is also the co-founder of Prime Advocacy, a leading Washington, D.C. fly-in consulting firm, which specializes in event management, scheduling Congressional appointments and trip logistics for leading associations and corporations.

Michael Gula has appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, National Review, Roll Call & The Hill.

Mr. Gula, a native of Austin, Texas, received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Richmond, where he also served as captain of the baseball team. Michael enjoys traveling with his wife Ashley, and is an avid follower of the Texas Longhorn sports programs. He resides in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife Ashley.

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Mr. Graham has extensive experience in major event fundraising, individual fundraising, direct mail fundraising and Federal Elections Commission (FEC) compliance. Prior to joining Mike Gula & Associates in 2006 as Vice President he served as the Finance Director for Congressman Chris Chocola’s (R-IN) for the 2004 and 2006 election cycle.

During his tenure with Congressman Chocola, Mr. Graham managed the ongoing fundraising operations and FEC compliance, which raised over 4.9 million dollars. As the Finance Director, he developed and implemented a major-donor program and extensive fundraising event program that led to a doubling in contribution totals. Mr. Graham has organized and executed many high level events with former President George W. Bush, Vice President Cheney, First Lady Laura Bush, Speaker Hastert, Majority Leader DeLay, Cabinet Secretaries and various other congressional leaders.

Prior to his time with Congressman Chocola, Mr. Graham worked at Keelen Communications where he assisted in the coordination and execution of fundraisers for 25 Members of Congress.

Mr. Graham is one of the co-founders of Prime Advocacy, a leading Washington, D.C. fly-in consulting firm.

Mr. Graham, was raised in Elkhart, Indiana, received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Hillsdale College, where he majored in Political Science and minored in Speech. He resides in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife Dria.

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Alice Perry joined The Gula Graham Group in January 2011 after serving as the Finance Director for Congressman Billy Long’s (R-MO) 2010 congressional campaign. The campaign raised over 1 million dollars during the 2010 cycle.

In 2009 Ms. Perry served as the Deputy Political Director for a gubernatorial candidate in Georgia, managing a staff of 10 field representatives and assisting the Deputy Campaign Manager in running the day-to-day grassroots operation, including over 1500 volunteers. In addition to political fundraising and grassroots strategy, Ms. Perry also brings with her expertise in meeting and convention planning; she has executed successful meetings for corporations, political organizations and healthcare companies including Abbott Vascular, the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, the Faith and Freedom Coalition and the University of Miami.

Ms. Perry, a native of Cartersville, Georgia, graduated from the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business in May 2007 with a BBA in Marketing. While at the University of Georgia, Ms. Perry interned on Capitol Hill in the office of Congressman Phil Gingrey (R-GA) and at the Royal Festival Hall in London, England. Ms. Perry currently resides in Washington, D.C.

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Kala Weller joined The Gula Graham Group in January of 2011 following four years in the congressional office of Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX).

Previously, Ms. Weller served as an event planner, fundraiser, and treasurer for campaigns at various levels of government. She has focused her experience and education on PAC fundraising.

Ms. Weller graduated from West Texas A&M University in December 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and minors in English and Philosophy. There, she also served as the President of Student Senate. She currently is completing a Master in Political Management degree at the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University. She resides in Washington, DC.

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Elizabeth Simpson joined The Gula Graham Group in January 2011 after serving as the Finance Director for candidate Jeff Miller’s congressional campaign and as Deputy Finance Director for Sheriff Mike Bouchard’s gubernatorial primary campaign. She has experience in political fundraising as well as event planning.

Ms. Simpson is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina. She graduated from Michigan State University’s James Madison College with a BA in International Relations with a minor in Western European studies in 2010.

While at Michigan State, Ms. Simpson interned at the Michigan Republican Party and at the Small Arms Survey in Geneva, Switzerland as a research assistant. She served on Student Senate and studied abroad extensively. Ms. Simpson currently resides in Washington, DC.

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