Michael Maher spent five years in the U.S. Navy before serving as a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation working in the National Security Division. He has also worked in construction and aviation. Maher was previously a board member of a Fresno based nonprofit focused on providing services for victims of Human Trafficking and was a board member for an organization working to highlight conservative leaders and provide education on the founding principles of the United States, limited government, liberty, individual rights, and civil responsibilities.