Mike serves as Senior Manager for State Government Affairs with Troutman Sanders Strategies. Mike works with clients on business issues, including property and casualty insurance, tax policy, natural resources, public safety, procurement, economic development, privatization and public-private partnerships. Since joining the Troutman Sanders Strategies, LLC, Mike has represented a number of national business interests and associations before the Virginia General Assembly and the Executive Branch. He actively monitors legislative and regulatory issues before the Virginia General Assembly and various state regulatory agencies and provides analysis of their impact on our clients' and their business.

Mike joined Troutman Sanders after serving as the Political Director for House Majority Leader, Morgan Griffith. Mike has successfully managed Republican campaigns for a number of General Assembly members, as well as federal, state and local officials. He has also served as Deputy Political Director for the Republican Party of Virginia. In addition to campaign work, Woods most recently handled Attorney General Bob McDonnell’s election recount and also served as a member of the Attorney General’s Transition Team.

With his extensive experience working with state government and in Virginia politics, Mike offers our clients a valuable resource in assessing the political landscape in Virginia. Additionally, Mike utilizes his vast experience for our clients to develop winning strategies for both business development and procurement opportunities

Representative/ Procurement Experience
Represented the Virginia Performing Arts Coalition to secure over 20 million dollars of funding for non profit agencies across the Commonwealth.

Assisted a municipal electric system to obtain legislation giving cities and towns that operate their own electric systems additional statutory authority to make wholesale purchases of electric power.

Represented the Humane Society of the United States and enacted some of the toughest animal rights legislation in the country.

Secured authorizing language in Virginia’s budget for the construction of a privately operated prison on behalf of The GEO Group.

Served as a consultant for the Northern Virginia Forensics Laboratory PPP Project to build the Northern Virginia Forensics Laboratory in Prince William County, Virginia. Valued at over $60 million.

Successfully worked to amend the Virginia Land Conservation Incentives Act of 1999 regarding tax incentive policy as it relates to open space and natural resources.