Wolfson began his career in politics working for
Nita Lowey as her chief of staff and press secretary, and was executive director of the
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee from 1998 to 2000. He served as communications director for the
U.S. Senate campaigns of
Charles Schumer (1998),
Hillary Clinton (2000, 2006), and
Ned Lamont (2006). Wolfson was co-chief strategist and communications director for the
Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign, after which he became managing director at
The Glover Park Group, a communications consulting firm based in
Washington, D.C. He advised the campaign of
Bill Thompson for
New York City Comptroller in 2005. He was a senior strategist for
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's
2009 re-election campaign. Wolfson served as a strategic adviser to
News Corp. in its public relations campaign against
Nielsen Holdings. He was a
Fox News contributor, and advised Ned Lamont's campaign for
governor of Connecticut. Wolfson is also the author of the music and politics blog Gotham Acme. From August to November 2008, Wolfson wrote a blog on
The New Republic's website, called "The Flack", that covered the final months of the
2008 presidential campaign. He also sits on the board of directors for
The 74, an education news website. Wolfson served as a senior advisor to the
Michael Bloomberg 2020 presidential campaign. == Personal life ==