Mike Gibbons Launches Campaign for U.S. Senate
April 13, 2021
Cleveland, OH - Businessman Mike Gibbons today announced his campaign for U.S. Senate.
“I’ve achieved my American Dream. I’m running for Senate to help more people achieve their American Dreams.
“I’m a businessman, not a politician. I’m blunt, plain-spoken, and I tell it like it is. I’m running for Senate because this isn’t the time for career politicians or party insiders. The last thing we need is another go-along-to-get-along rubber stamp in Washington."
Mike Gibbons ran in the Republican primary for Senate in 2018 as an unknown, first-time candidate, winning 38 counties and 32 percent of the vote.
“I believe that America is the greatest country in the history of the world, but we need to stand up to the cancel culture and the lies of those who seek to divide us.
“I believe that families matter. Churches matter. Neighborhoods and small towns matter.
“I’m running for Senate because we need to get our economy back on track. We need to rein in runaway federal spending. We need to secure our borders, stand for life, and defend our 2nd Amendment rights.”
Mike Gibbons is an entrepreneur, real estate developer, and investment banker.
Mike Gibbons was born in Cleveland and grew up the working-class suburb of Parma, Ohio. After earning degrees from Kenyon, Case Western, and the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Mike Gibbons went into the world of business.
In 1989, at the age of 37, Mike Gibbons launched his own company. That company became Brown Gibbons Lang & Company. In an industry dominated by big New York and Chicago firms, BGL used its Ohio roots to help dozens of homegrown Ohio companies expand and add jobs, providing strategic and financial advice and much-needed capital. Mike Gibbons has also served as Managing Partner of the Cleveland Crunch professional soccer franchise, Co-Owner of Cheboygan Tap & Tool, and Co-Owner of Northern Lake Properties. Mike Gibbons has been honored with numerous awards for his business successes, including Entrepreneur of the Year for northeastern Ohio from Ernst & Young in 2002, along with former partner Scott Lang.
Mike Gibbons served as Ohio Finance Co-Chair for Donald J. Trump for President in 2016 and contributed to the Trump re-election campaign in 2020.
Mike and his wife Diane Gibbons raised five children. Mike coached youth sports and still serves as the color commentator for “Catholic High School Game of the Week” football games. He is active in the Cleveland non-profit community, serving on the Board of Trustees for Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, the Visiting Committee for Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management, and the Board of Visitors for the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. He has previously served as Vice Chair of the Greater Cleveland Sport Commission, and on the Board of Trustees for Ohio-Israel Chamber of Commerce, the Finance Advisory Board for the University of Akron College of Business, the Board of Directors for North Coast Professional Sports LLC, the Board of Trustees of Magnificat and St. Ignatius High School, and the Board of Trustees of the Great Lakes Theater Festival.