Michael Chiaradio

Michael Chiaradio raises sheep, pigs and cows on his farm in Shubuta, Mississippi.¹ His household also includes four dogs, according to his candidate questionnaire.² Originally from Teaneck, New Jersey, he moved to Mississippi in 2023 looking for a place to pursue farming.³

He attended Teaneck High School before college.² He graduated from Eastern Nazarene College in 2013, where he played college baseball.²³ His baseball career took him across the country and included the inaugural season of what became the Empire Professional Baseball League.² After leaving the field, he also worked in league operations.²

Chiaradio helped launch a professional women's softball league in Satsuma, Alabama, bringing together players for two summers.² He earned an MBA from Felician University.¹ He spent about four years supervising teams at Maximus, a government contractor providing administrative services for healthcare agencies, including work connected with Medicaid and Affordable Care Act programs.²³ He describes his Mississippi farm as regenerative and lists soil health among his policy interests.²

For Congress, he emphasizes investment in farms, factories and infrastructure, alongside healthcare access and stronger rural economies.⁴ His agenda also includes universal childcare and food assistance.³ He supports grassroots voter participation and building coalitions in Washington.² He faces Republican Michael Guest and Libertarian Erik Kiehle.⁵