Michael Minogue

Received the endorsement of the New England Police Benevolent Association, a police union, for governor.

September 15, 2026

Source: nepba.org

Received the endorsement of fellow Republican Brian Shortsleeve for governor on the night Shortsleeve conceded their race.

September 1, 2026

Source: wbur.org

Received the endorsement of the Massachusetts Police Association for governor.

August 21, 2026

Source: masspolice.com

Received the endorsement of the Boston Broadside, a conservative newspaper, for governor.

August 16, 2026

Source: bostonbroadside.com

Received the endorsement of former rival Mike Kennealy, a housing and economic development secretary under Gov. Charlie Baker.

June 4, 2026

Source: newbostonpost.com

Received the Massachusetts Republican Party's endorsement for governor at its state convention in Worcester, with 70% of delegate votes.

April 25, 2026

Source: wbur.org

Gave away just over $2 million in 2024 through the foundation he runs with his wife, tax filings show. The largest grants, $500,000 each, went to Lawrence Catholic Academy and St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Peabody.

April 13, 2026

Source: wbur.org

Gave $443,000 to the Republican National Committee in one day, federal records show.

February 11, 2025

Source: fec.gov

Returned as board chairman of MedTechVets, a nonprofit he founded that helps military veterans find jobs in the medical technology industry. He had chaired it from 2012 to 2020.

January 14, 2025

Source: medtechvets.org

Hosted a fundraising lunch in Gloucester for Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance with his wife, Renee. Tickets cost $5,000 per couple.

October 5, 2024

Source: bostonglobe.com

Gave $100,000 to the Trump 47 Committee, a fundraising committee for Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign, federal records show.

October 3, 2024

Source: fec.gov

As Abiomed's chairman and CEO, agreed to sell the Danvers heart pump maker to Johnson & Johnson for about $16.6 billion. He had led the company since 2004, when it shifted to heart recovery devices such as the Impella pump.

November 1, 2022

Source: bostonglobe.com

Became chairman of AdvaMed, the national medical device industry group, for a two-year term. He had served on its board since 2007.

February 23, 2021

Source: mpo-mag.com

As Abiomed's CEO, told investors the company missed its sales goal after a February 2019 FDA letter reported high death rates in a study of its Impella RP heart pump. He said the company was too slow to see doctors' concerns about the letter.

May 2, 2019

Source: medtechdive.com

Led Abiomed as CEO when it agreed to pay $3.1 million to settle federal claims that it bought doctors lavish meals from 2012 to 2015 to push its Impella heart pumps. The company did not admit liability.

March 8, 2018

Source: biospace.com

Joined the board of directors of Insulet, an insulin pump maker based in Massachusetts, while still Abiomed's CEO.

August 11, 2017

Source: biospace.com

Was named chair of the Governor's Advisory Council on Veterans' Services by Gov. Charlie Baker. The council advises the governor on jobs, health care, housing, and education for veterans.

November 4, 2016

Source: web.archive.org

The Boston Globe reported that Michael Minogue joined Abiomed as chief executive in 2004 and described his completed military service as an Army Ranger platoon leader in Operation Desert Storm.

October 21, 2016

Source: bostonglobe.com

As Abiomed's CEO, announced that the U.S. Justice Department closed its probe of the company's Impella 2.5 heart pump marketing without taking any enforcement action. The FDA had approved the pump for high-risk heart procedures that March.

June 29, 2015

Source: web.archive.org

Won dismissal of a securities fraud lawsuit that named him, Abiomed, and its finance chief. Investors claimed they were misled about FDA concerns over Impella 2.5 marketing. A federal appeals court upheld the dismissal.

February 6, 2015

Source: media.ca1.uscourts.gov

Won dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit that named him and six other Abiomed directors. It claimed they failed to stop improper marketing of the Impella 2.5 heart pump after FDA warning letters. A federal appeals court upheld the dismissal.

June 10, 2014

Source: govinfo.gov

Gave $14,600 to Democrat Ed Markey's U.S. Senate campaign committees and $9,400 to the Massachusetts Democratic Party's federal account in June 2013, federal records show.

June 13, 2013

Source: fec.gov

Testified before the U.S. House Small Business Committee for AdvaMed, the medical device industry group. As Abiomed's CEO, he called the coming 2.3% medical device tax his biggest concern and said it threatened jobs at small device makers.

July 25, 2012

Source: govinfo.gov