| Rahm Emanuel |
 |
| 55th Mayor of Chicago |
| Incumbent |
Assumed office
May 16, 2011 |
| Preceded by |
Richard Daley |
| 23rd White House Chief of Staff |
In office
January 20, 2009 – October 1, 2010 |
| President |
Barack Obama |
| Deputy |
Mona Sutphen
Jim Messina |
| Preceded by |
Joshua Bolten |
| Succeeded by |
Pete Rouse (Acting) |
| Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus |
In office
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009 |
| Preceded by |
Jim Clyburn |
| Succeeded by |
John Larson |
| Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee |
In office
January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 |
| Preceded by |
Bob Matsui |
| Succeeded by |
Chris Van Hollen |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 5th district |
In office
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2009 |
| Preceded by |
Rod Blagojevich |
| Succeeded by |
Mike Quigley |
Senior Advisor to the President
for Policy and Strategy |
In office
1993–1998 |
| President |
Bill Clinton |
| Personal details |
| Born |
(1959-11-29) November 29, 1959 (age 52)
Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Political party |
Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) |
Amy Rule |
| Children |
1 son
2 daughters |
| Alma mater |
Sarah Lawrence College
Northwestern University |
| Religion |
Modern Orthodox Judaism |
| Signature |
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Rahm Israel Emanuel[1] (pronounced /ˈrɑːm/; born November 29, 1959) is an American politician and the 55th and current Mayor of Chicago.[2][3] He was formerly White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama. He served as senior advisor to President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1998 and as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Illinois's 5th congressional district, from 2003 until his resignation in 2009 to take his position in the Obama Administration.
Emanuel was chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee during the 2006 mid-term elections and remained a top strategist for House Democrats during the 2008 cycle. After Democrats regained control of the House in 2006, Emanuel was elected chairman of the Democratic Caucus. This made him the fourth-ranking House Democrat, behind Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Majority Whip Jim Clyburn.[4]
Two days after Obama's election victory, Emanuel was announced as Obama's designee for White House Chief of Staff.[5] He resigned from the House on January 2, 2009,[6] and began his duties as Chief of Staff on January 20, 2009, the day of Obama's inauguration.[5]
Emanuel resigned as Chief of Staff effective October 1, 2010, in order to pursue a campaign to run for Mayor of Chicago pending the announced retirement of six-term incumbent Richard M. Daley. On January 27, 2011, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed a lower court's ruling[7] that had cast doubt on Emanuel's candidacy; the court unanimously held that Emanuel did not abandon his Chicago residency by serving in the White House, thus affirming his eligibility to run for mayor.[8] He won the Mayoral election on February 22, 2011, with 55% of the vote.[9] President Obama appointed William M. Daley, the brother of Emanuel's predecessor as mayor, as Chief of Staff to replace Emanuel.
Emanuel was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Jewish parents.[6] His father, Benjamin M. Emanuel, is a Jerusalem-born[10] pediatrician who was once a member of the Irgun, a Jewish paramilitary organization that operated in Mandate Palestine. His mother, Marsha Smulevitz, is the daughter of a Chicago union organizer.[1] She worked in the civil rights movement and owned, briefly, a local rock and roll club.[11] She is now a psychiatric social worker.[11] The two met in Chicago in the 1950s.[1] Emanuel's older brother Ezekiel Emanuel is an oncologist and bioethicist at the National Institutes of Health, and his younger brother Ari Emanuel, a Hollywood talent agent.[12] He has an adopted sister, Shoshanna, who is 14 years younger.[11] Emanuel's grandfather was a Romanian Jew from Moldova.[13]
Emanuel's first name, Rahm (רם) means high or lofty in Hebrew.[14][15] The surname Emanuel (עמנואל), adopted by the family in honor of his father's brother Emanuel Auerbach, who was killed in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War in Jerusalem, means God is with us. Sources disagree as to whether the family name was changed in 1933 or 1938.[11][14][15]
When the family lived in Chicago, Emanuel attended the Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School. After his family moved to Wilmette, he attended public schools: Romona School, Locust Junior High School, and New Trier West High School.[1][16] He and his brothers attended summer camp in Israel, including just after the 1967 Six-Day War.[11][17]
While working at an Arby's restaurant in his high school years, Emanuel severely cut his right middle finger on a meat slicer. He sought medical attention after suffering a severe infection from swimming in Lake Michigan and as a result, had his finger partially amputated.[18]
Emanuel was encouraged by his mother to take ballet lessons as a boy and is a graduate of the Evanston School of Ballet as well as a student of The Joel Hall Dance Center, where his children also took dance lessons. He won a scholarship to the Joffrey Ballet, but turned it down to attend Sarah Lawrence College, a liberal arts school with a strong dance program.
He graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1981 with a B.A. in Liberal Arts, and went on to receive an M.A. in Speech and Communication from Northwestern University in 1985. While an undergraduate, Emanuel was elected to the Sarah Lawrence Student Senate. He also joined the congressional campaign of David Robinson of Chicago.[19]
During the 1991 Gulf War, Emanuel volunteered with the Israel Defense Forces as a civilian helping to maintain equipment.[20]
Emanuel's wife, Amy Rule, converted to Judaism shortly before their wedding.[21] They are members of the Chicago synagogue Anshe Sholom B'nai Israel.[22] They have a son and two daughters.
Emanuel is a close friend of fellow Chicagoan David Axelrod, chief strategist for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign. Axelrod signed the ketuba, the Jewish marriage contract, at Emanuel's wedding.[23]
Rabbi Asher Lopatin of Anshe Sholom B'nai Israel Congregation is quoted as saying Emanuel's family is "a very involved Jewish family", adding that "Amy was one of the teachers for a class for children during the High Holidays two years ago."[22] Emanuel has said of his Judaism: "I am proud of my heritage and treasure the values it has taught me."[22] Emanuel's family lives on the North Side of Chicago, in the South East Ravenswood neighborhood.[14]
Emanuel trains for and participates in triathlons.[16]
Emanuel began his political career with the public interest and consumer rights organization Illinois Public Action.[24] He went on to serve in a number of capacities in local and national politics, initially specializing in fundraising for Illinois campaigns and then nationally.[25]
Emanuel worked for Democrat Paul Simon's 1984 election to the U.S. Senate, was the national campaign director for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 1988, and was senior advisor and chief fundraiser for Richard M. Daley's victorious campaign for Mayor of Chicago in 1989.[24]
At the start of then-Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton's presidential primary campaign, Emanuel was appointed to direct the campaign's finance committee.[25] Emanuel insisted that Clinton schedule a lot of time for fundraising and greatly delay campaigning in New Hampshire. Clinton agreed and embarked on an aggressive fundraising campaign across the nation. The fundraising paid off later, providing the campaign a vital buffer to keep buying television time as attacks on Clinton's character threatened to swamp the campaign during the New Hampshire primary.[22]
Clinton's primary rival, Paul Tsongas (the New Hampshire Democratic primary winner in 1992), later withdrew, citing a lack of campaign funds. Richard Mintz, a Washington public relations consultant who worked with Emanuel on the campaign, spoke about the soundness of the idea: "It was that [extra] million dollars that really allowed the campaign to withstand the storm we had to ride out in New Hampshire [over Clinton's relationship with Gennifer Flowers and the controversy over his draft status during the Vietnam War]."[22] Emanuel's knowledge of the top donors in the country, and his rapport with "the heavily Jewish donor community" helped Clinton amass a then-unheard-of sum of $72 million.[22]
Following the campaign, Emanuel became a senior advisor to Clinton at the White House from 1993 to 1998. In the White House, Emanuel was initially Assistant to the President for Political Affairs and then Senior Advisor to the President for Policy and Strategy. He was a leading strategist in the unsuccessful White House efforts to institute universal healthcare and many other Clinton initiatives.[26]
Emanuel is known for his "take-no-prisoners style" that has earned him the nickname "Rahmbo."[27] Emanuel is said to have sent a dead fish in a box to a pollster who was late delivering polling results.[23] On the night after the 1996 election, "Emanuel was so angry at the president's enemies that he stood up at a celebratory dinner with colleagues from the campaign, grabbed a steak knife and began rattling off a list of betrayers, shouting 'Dead! ... Dead! ... Dead!' and plunging the knife into the table after every name."[11][12] Before Tony Blair gave a pro-Clinton speech during the impeachment crisis, Emanuel reportedly screamed to Blair's face "Don't fuck this up!" while Clinton was present; Blair and Clinton both burst into laughter.[28] However, by 2007 friends of Emanuel were saying that he has "mellowed out".[22] Stories of his personal style have entered the popular culture, inspiring articles and websites that chronicle these and other quotes and incidents.[29][30][31][32] Though executive producer Lawrence O'Donnell has denied it,[33] the character Josh Lyman in The West Wing is said to be based on Rahm Emanuel.[12][34]
One of his proudest moments during the Clinton administration "was an event that touched his political sensibilities and his personal ties to Israel: the 1993 Rose Garden signing ceremony after the Oslo Accords between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization. Emanuel directed the details of the ceremony, down to the choreography of the famous handshake between Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat."[22]
After serving as an advisor to Bill Clinton, in 1998 Emanuel resigned from his position in the Clinton administration and joined the investment banking firm of Wasserstein Perella, where he worked until 2002.[35] Although he did not have an MBA degree or prior banking experience, he became a managing director at the firm’s Chicago office in 1999 and, according to Congressional disclosures, made $16.2 million in his two-and-a-half-years as a banker.[35][36] At Wasserstein Perella, he worked on eight deals, including the acquisition by Commonwealth Edison of Peco Energy and the purchase by GTCR Golder Rauner of the SecurityLink home security unit from SBC Communications.[35]
Emanuel was named to the Board of Directors of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) by President Clinton in 2000. His position earned him at least $320,000, including later stock sales.[37][38] He was not assigned to any of the board's working committees, and the Board met no more than six times per year.[38]
During Rahm's time on the board, Freddie Mac was plagued with scandals involving campaign contributions and accounting irregularities.[38][39] The Obama Administration rejected a request under the Freedom of Information Act to review Freddie Mac board minutes and correspondence during Emanuel's time as a director.[38]
The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) later accused the board of having "failed in its duty to follow up on matters brought to its attention." Emanuel resigned from the board in 2001 when he ran for Congress.[40]
After working in investment banking, in 2002 Emanuel pursued the U.S. House seat in the 5th District of Illinois previously held by Rod Blagojevich, who chose not to run for re-election, but instead successfully ran for Governor of Illinois.
Rahm's strongest opponent of the seven other candidates in the 2002 Democratic primary was former Illinois State Representative Nancy Kaszak, who had unsuccessfully opposed Blagojevich in the 1996 primary. The most controversial moment of the primary election came when Edward Moskal, president of the Polish American Congress, a political action committee endorsing Kaszak, called Emanuel a "millionaire carpetbagger who knows nothing" about "our heritage". Moskal also charged that Emanuel had dual citizenship with Israel and had served in the Israeli Army.[41] Emanuel did not serve in the Israeli army, but was a civilian volunteer assisting the Israel Defense Forces for a short time during the 1991 Gulf War, repairing truck brakes in one of Israel's northern bases with Sar-El.[42][43] Emanuel brought together a coalition of Chicago clergy to denounce the incident. He recalled, "One of the proudest moments of my life was seeing people of my district from all backgrounds demonstrate our common values by coming together in response to this obvious attempt to divide them."[22] Moskal's comments were denounced as anti-Semitic by Kaszak.[41]
Emanuel won the primary and defeated Republican candidate Mark Augusti in the general election.
Emanuel was elected after the October 2002 joint Congressional resolution authorizing the Iraq War, and thus was not able to vote on it. However, in the lead up to the resolution, Emanuel spoke out strongly in support of the war, urging a United States' "muscular projection of force" in Iraq. Emanuel has been the focus of anti-war protests for his support of funding bills for the war in Iraq, and his support, during Democratic party primaries, of Democratic party candidates that are more hawkish. In his first term, Rahm Emanuel was a founding member and the Co-Chair of the Congressional Serbian Caucus.[44]
In January 2003, Emanuel was named to the House Financial Services Committee, and sat on the subcommittee that oversaw Freddie Mac. A few months later, Freddie Mac Chief Executive Officer Leland Brendsel was forced out, and the committee and subcommittee commenced hearings lasting for more than a year. Emanuel skipped every hearing allegedly for reasons of avoiding any appearance of favoritism, impropriety, or conflict of interest.[45]
Emanuel assumed the position of Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chairman (DCCC) after the death of the previous chair, Bob Matsui. Emanuel led the Democratic Party's effort to capture the majority in the House of Representatives in the 2006 elections. The documentary HouseQuake, featuring Emanuel, chronicles those elections.[46] After Emanuel's election as chairman of the Democratic Caucus, Chris Van Hollen became committee chair for the 110th Congress.
While chairman of the DCCC, Emanuel was known to have had disagreements over Democratic election strategy with Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean. Dean favored a "fifty-state strategy", building support for the Democratic Party over the long term, while Emanuel believed a more tactical approach, focusing attention on key districts, was necessary to ensure victory.[47]
Ultimately the Democratic Party enjoyed considerable success in the 2006 elections, gaining 30 seats in the House. Emanuel has received considerable praise for his stewardship of the DCCC during this election cycle, even from Illinois Republican Rep. Ray LaHood who said "He legitimately can be called the golden boy of the Democratic Party today. He recruited the right candidates, found the money and funded them, and provided issues for them. Rahm did what no one else could do in seven cycles."[48] However, he also faced some criticism for his failure to support some progressive candidates, as Howard Dean advocated.[49]
Emanuel declared in April 2006 that he would support Hillary Rodham Clinton should she pursue the presidency in 2008. Emanuel remained close to Clinton since leaving the White House, talking strategy with her at least once a month as chairman of the DCCC.[16] However, Emanuel's loyalties came into conflict when his home-state senator Barack Obama expressed interest in the race; asked in January 2007 about his stance on the Democratic presidential nomination, he said: "I'm hiding under the desk. I'm very far under the desk, and I'm bringing my paper and my phone."[50] Emanuel remained neutral in the race until June 4, 2008, the day after the final primary contests, when he endorsed the eventual winner Obama.[51]
Emanuel won re-election to the House, defeating Republican candidate Tom Hanson. Open Secrets reported that Emanuel "was the top House recipient in the 2008 election cycle of contributions from hedge funds, private equity firms and the larger securities/investment industry".[52] Securities and investments business interests were the main sector contributing to Emanuel's campaigns in both 2006 and 2008.[53]
After his role in helping the Democrats win the 2006 elections, Emanuel was believed to be a leading candidate for the position of Majority Whip. Nancy Pelosi, who became the next Speaker of the House, persuaded him not to challenge Jim Clyburn, but instead to succeed Clyburn in the role of Democratic Caucus Chairman. In return, Pelosi agreed to assign the caucus chair more responsibilities, including "aspects of strategy and messaging, incumbent retention, policy development and rapid-response communications." Caucus vice-chair John Larson remained in this role instead of running for the chairman position.[54]
After U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney asserted that he did not fall within the bounds of orders set for the executive branch, Emanuel called for cutting off the $4.8 million the Executive Branch provides for the Vice President's office.[55]
During his original 2002 campaign, Emanuel "indicated his support of President Bush's position on Iraq, but said he believed the president needed to better articulate his position to the American people".[22] One of the major goals he spoke of during the race was "to help make health care affordable and available for all Americans".[22]
In the 2006 congressional primaries, Emanuel, then head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, made national headlines for engineering a run by Tammy Duckworth — an Iraq war veteran with no political experience — against grassroots candidate Christine Cegelis in Illinois' 6th District. Expedited withdrawal from Iraq was a central point of Cegelis' campaign; Duckworth opposed a withdrawal timetable.[56]
In his 2006 book, co-authored with Bruce Reed, The Plan: Big Ideas for America,[57] Emanuel advocated a three-month compulsory universal service program for Americans between the ages of 18 and 25. An expanded version of this idea was later proposed by U.S. Presidential candidate Barack Obama (who was later to choose Emanuel as his White House Chief of Staff), during his 2008 campaign, in a speech on July 2, 2008, at the University of Colorado, in which Obama proposed a "civilian national security force" (this term being used in the spoken version of his speech, not in the original written version), which included expanded voluntary national service programs in many areas, such as infrastructure rebuilding, service to the elderly, and environmental cleanup. For some of these services, tax credits and direct pay — primarily for college tuition — was proposed. Obama's original proposal was for participation by all ages, but with required participation by all middle-school and high-school students for 50 hours of community service a year. That proposed requirement was later modified to being "a goal".[58] Obama's entire service program proposal quickly became controversial, largely for being mistaken as a call for a national paramilitary force, though the proposal's only reference to military service was volunteer participation in regular U.S. Armed Forces, as one activity that would qualify for inclusion under the program's umbrella.
Emanuel is generally liberal on social issues. He maintained a 100-percent pro-choice voting record, supports gay rights and same sex marriage, and is a strong supporter of gun control, rated "F" by the NRA in December 2003.[59] He has also strongly supported the banning of numerous rifles based upon "sporting" purposes criteria.[60] He has aligned himself with the right wing of the Democratic Party, the Democratic Leadership Council.[61][62]
In June 2007, Emanuel condemned an outbreak of Palestinian violence in the Gaza Strip and criticized Arab countries for not applying the same kind of pressure on the Palestinians as they have on Israel. At a 2003 pro-Israel rally in Chicago, Emanuel told the marchers Israel was ready for peace but would not get there until Palestinians "turn away from the path of terror".[63]
Emanuel has been called an ally of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley; other sources dispute that he has been an ally of Blagojevich, for whom Emanuel served as a campaign adviser.[64][65] He called Illinois state legislator John C. D'Amico in 2008 in support of Blagojevich's Illinois capital bill, but withdrew his encouragement when he discovered Daley opposed the bill.[64] After Obama's election victory, Emanuel articulated his view on the role of government as a positive force to face difficult challenges and solve national problems, notably combating global warming through green energy policies and completely restructuring the healthcare system.[66]
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel looks at a newspaper in the
Oval Office, as President Barack Obama talks on the phone April 4, 2009.
Barack Obama and Rahm Emanuel in the Oval Office
On November 6, 2008, Emanuel accepted the Cabinet-level[67] position of White House Chief of Staff for Barack Obama.[5] He resigned his congressional seat effective January 2, 2009.[68] A special primary to fill his vacated congressional seat was held on March 3, 2009, and the special general election on April 7.[69][70] Chicago newspapers reported that one candidate for that seat said at a forum that Emanuel had told him he may be interested in running for the seat again in the future.[71]
Some Republican leaders criticized Emanuel's appointment because they believed it went against Obama's promises to make politics less divisive, given Emanuel's reputation as a partisan Democrat.[5] Republican Lindsey Graham disagreed, saying: "This is a wise choice by President-elect Obama. He's tough but fair—honest, direct and candid."[72]
Ira Forman, executive director of the National Jewish Democratic Council, said that the choice indicates that Obama will not listen to the "wrong people" regarding the U.S.–Israel relationship.[63] Some commentators opined that Emanuel would be good for the Israeli–Palestinian peace process because if Israeli leaders make excuses for not dismantling settlements, Emanuel will be tough and pressure the Israelis to comply.[73][74] Some Palestinians expressed dismay at Obama’s appointment of Emanuel.[75][76] Emanuel said that Obama did not need his influence to "orientate his policy toward Israel".[77]
In a 2010 article in The New York Times, Emanuel was characterized as being "perhaps the most influential chief of staff of a generation".[78]
At a closed-door meeting in the White House with liberal activists, he called them "fucking retarded" for planning to run TV ads attacking conservative Democrats who didn't support Obama's health-care overhaul. In February 2010, Emanuel apologized to organizations for the mentally handicapped for using the word "retarded." He expressed his regret to Tim Shriver, the chief executive of the Special Olympics after the remark was reported in an article by The Wall Street Journal about growing liberal angst at the chief of staff. The apology came as former Alaska governor and conservative activist Sarah Palin called on President Obama to fire Emanuel via the former governor's Facebook page.[79][80]
Emanuel also could make his team laugh. Chief technology officer Aneesh Chopra would come to staff meetings and give uniformly upbeat reports, administration aides said. Once Emanuel is said to have looked at him and said: "Whatever you're taking, I want some." Emanuel had a hand in war strategy, political maneuvering, communications and economic policy. Bob Woodward wrote in his book, Obama's Wars that Emanuel made a habit of calling up CIA Director Leon Panetta and asking about the lethal drone strikes aimed at Al Qaeda. "Who did we get today?" he would ask.[81]
In 2010, Emanuel was reported to have conflicts with other senior members of the president's team and ideological clashes over policy. He was also the focal point of criticism from left-leaning Democrats for the administration's perceived move to the center. By September 2010, with the Democrats anticipating heavy losses in midterm elections, this was said to precipitate Emanuel's departure as Chief of Staff.[82]
On September 30, 2010, it was announced that Emanuel would be leaving his post as White House Chief of Staff to run for Mayor of Chicago. He was replaced by Pete Rouse on October 2, 2010.
After being cleared as eligible to run for mayor by the Board of Elections and the Cook County Circuit Court (his eligibility was challenged on the basis of his lack of residency in Chicago for one year prior to the election), a divided Court of Appeals reversed holding on January 24, 2011, that residency for purposes of a candidate is different from residency for purposes of being a voter.[7] Nevertheless, a further appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court resulted in a unanimous decision reversing the Court of Appeals and affirming Emanuel's eligibility to run for mayor. Emanuel was elected mayor on Tuesday, February 22, 2011.[8][83] He is Chicago's first Jewish mayor.[84]
Emanuel's electoral campaign was the inspiration for a Twitter account, @MayorEmanuel, which was written by Chicago journalist Dan Sinker. The account received over 43000 followers, and was more popular than Emanuel's real Twitter account. Emanuel announced on February 28 that if the author would reveal himself, he would donate $5000 to the charity of his choice.[85] When Sinker revealed himself, Emanuel donated the money to Young Chicago Authors, a community organization which helps young people with writing and publishing skills.[86]
Emanuel was sworn in as the 55th Mayor of Chicago on May 16, 2011 at the Pritzker Pavilion. At his inauguration were outgoing Mayor Richard M. Daley, Vice President Joe Biden, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, and William M. Daley, who succeeded Emanuel as White House Chief of Staff and is the brother of the outgoing Mayor Richard Daley.[87][88]
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U.S. House, 5th District of Illinois (General Election)
|
| Year |
Winning candidate |
Party |
Pct |
Opponent |
Party |
Pct |
Opponent |
Party |
Pct |
| 2002 |
Rahm Emanuel |
Democratic |
67% |
Mark Augusti |
Republican |
29% |
Frank Gonzalez |
Libertarian |
4% |
| 2004 |
Rahm Emanuel (inc.) |
Democratic |
76% |
Bruce Best |
Republican |
24% |
|
|
| 2006 |
Rahm Emanuel (inc.) |
Democratic |
78% |
Kevin White |
Republican |
22% |
|
|
|
| 2008 |
Rahm Emanuel (inc.) |
Democratic |
74% |
Tom Hanson |
Republican |
22% |
Alan Augustson |
Green |
4% |
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- ^ Emanuel, Congressman Rahm (September 28, 2004). "Emanuel to Co-Chair Congressional Serbian Caucus" (Press release). U.S. House of Representatives. http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/il05_emanuel/serbian_caucus.html. Retrieved November 6, 2008.
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- ^ Baker, Peter (2009-10-21). "Emanuel at the Epicenter: Then and Now". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/us/politics/22baker.html.
- ^ Allen, Mike and Perry Bacon, Jr. (June 4, 2006). "Whose Party Is It Anyway?". Time. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/printout/0,8816,1200740,00.html.
- ^ Haygood, Wil (November 9, 2006). "Democratic 'Golden Boy' Rahm Emanuel, Basking In the Glow of Victory". Washington Post: p. C05. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/08/AR2006110802239.html. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
- ^ "Justin Coussoule Confirms Obama/Kaine Threw Out Dean's 50 State Strategy And Have Given Him NO Support". Crooks and Liars. August 14, 2010. http://crooksandliars.com/nicole-belle/justin-coussoule-confirms-obamakaine.
- ^ Dorning, Mike (January 19, 2007). "Rahm Emanuel's Great Loyalty Test". Chicago Tribune. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0701190131jan19,1,2183324.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed. Retrieved January 21, 2007.
- ^ Murray, Shailagh (2008-06-04). "Emanuel Endorses Obama". Washington Post. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/06/04/emanuel_to_endorse_obama.html. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
- ^ Mayer, Lindsay Renick (November 5, 2008). "Obama's Pick for Chief of Staff Tops Recipients of Wall Street Money". Open Secrets. http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/11/obamas-pick-for-chief-of-staff.html. Retrieved November 6, 2008.
- ^ Rahm Emanuel: Campaign Finance at Open Secrets
- ^ Babington, Charles and Jonathan Weisman (November 10, 2006). "Reid, Pelosi Expected to Keep Tight Rein in Both Chambers". Washington Post: p. A12. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/09/AR2006110901764.html.
- ^ Allen, Mike (June 27, 2007). "Dems force Cheney to flip-flop on secret doc". Politico.com. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0607/4679.html.
- ^ Renner, Matt (September 6, 2007). "Democratic House Officials Recruited Wealthy Conservatives". truthout.org. http://www.truthout.org/article/special-report-democratic-house-officials-recruited-wealthy-conservatives.
- ^ Emanuel, Rahm and Bruce Reed (2006). The Plan: Big Ideas for Change in America. PublicAffairs Books. http://www.readtheplan.com/.
- ^ "Service". BarackObama.com. http://www.barackobama.com/issues/service/.
- ^ Rahm Emanuel on the Issues, On the Issues, November 14, 2008
- ^ "Online Focus: Taking Aim". The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. April 6, 1998. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/jan-june98/guns_4-6.html.
- ^ Nichols, John (November 5, 2008). "Rahm Emanuel: Face of Change?". The Nation. http://www.thenation.com/doc/20081117/nichols2?rel=rightsideaccordian. Retrieved February 2, 2009.
- ^ "Congressman Rahm Emanuel Named Chief of Staff to President-elect Obama" (Press release). Democratic Leadership Council. November 6, 2008. http://www.dlcppi.org/ndol_ci.cfm?kaid=85&subid=108&contentid=254822. Retrieved February 2, 2009.
- ^ a b Ninan, Reena and Judson Berger. "With Emanuel, Obama Could Be Sending Signal to Israel". Fox News. http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/11/05/emanuel-obama-sends-signal-israel/. Retrieved November 6, 2008. [dead link]
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- ^ Blackledge, Brett J.; Tammy Webber (2008-12-20). "Senate-for-sale case threatens new chief of staff". Associated Press. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jcpoVP8qq-eXJi9T0imPYab5NRUQD956KT600. Retrieved 2008-12-20. [dead link]
- ^ Weisman, Jonathan; Davis, Susan (2008-11-19). "Emanuel sets a challenge". Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122706319966040053.html. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
- ^ WhiteHouse.Gov Cabinet page.
- ^ Merrion, Paul (December 29, 2008). "Emanuel resigns seat effective Friday". ChicagoBusiness.com. http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=32418. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ "Emanuel's departure will trigger special election". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. November 6, 2008. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/wire/chi-ap-il-emanuel-openseat,0,7401450.story. Retrieved 2009-02-09. [dead link]
- ^ Mihalopoulos, Dan (2009-01-20). "26 file for congressional seat vacated by Rahm Emanuel". Chicago Tribune. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-congress-20-jan20,0,6500724.story. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ John McCormick and Dan Mihalopoulos, Candidate says Emanuel might want to reclaim House seat someday, Chicago Tribune, February 1, 2009.
- ^ Talev, Margaret; Thomma, Steven (November 7, 2008). "Obama names chief of staff, plans news conference as transition pace picks up". McClatchy Newspapers. http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics/story/879220.html. [dead link]
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- ^ Ali Abunimah of the Electronic Intifada said that Obama's appointment of Emanuel sent the signal he would not be taking "more balanced, more objective, more realistic advice that could change the course from the disastrous Palestine-Israel policies of the Bush and Clinton administrations." "President-Elect Obama and the Future of US Foreign Policy: A Roundtable Discussion". Democracy Now. November 6, 2008. http://i3.democracynow.org/2008/11/6/president_elect_obama_and_the_future.
- ^ "Top Obama aide apologizes for father's remarks". Reuters. November 13, 2008. http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE4AC99K20081113.
- ^ Baker, Peter; Zeleny, Jeff (August 16, 2009). "Emanuel Wields Power Freely, and Faces the Risks". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/us/politics/16emanuel.html?hp. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
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- ^ Tapper, Jake, "Rahm Apologizes for Privately Calling Liberal Activists 'Retarded'", ABC News, February 2, 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
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- ^ Spillius, Alex (September 30, 2010). "Pete Rouse to replace Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff". The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/us-politics/8035615/Pete-Rouse-to-replace-Rahm-Emanuel-as-White-House-chief-of-staff.html.
- ^ Turow, Scott (February 17, 2011). "The One-Man Political Machine". The New York Times Sunday Magazine, February 20. Archived from the original on February 17, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5wa5qlL57. (Note the original has better formatting.)
- ^ "Most Popular E-mail Newsletter". USA Today. February 23, 2011. http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2011-02-22-emanuel-mayor-chicago_N.htm.
- ^ "Twitter / Rahm Emanuel: The offer still stands to". Twitter.com. http://twitter.com/RahmEmanuel/status/42340121093226496. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
- ^ Sabella, Jen (March 2, 2011). "Rahm Emanuel, Dan Sinker Meet: Young Chicago Authors Get $12,000 Donation". Huffingtonpost.com. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/02/rahm-emanuel-dan-sinker-m_n_830577.html. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
- ^ "Emanuel sworn in as mayor: 'Let us share the necessary sacrifices'". Chicago Tribune. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chibrknews-rahm-emanuel-to-be-sworn-in-today-as-chicago-mayor-20110515,0,2840741.story.
- ^ "Emanuel begins new chapter". CNN. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/16/emanuel-set-to-begin-new-chapter/#more-159253.
- ^ "Rahm Emanuel wins Chicago mayoral vote". CNN. February 23, 2011. http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/02/22/illinois.elections/index.html?hpt=T2.
- Biography
- Bendavid, Naftali (May 8, 2007). The Thumpin': How Rahm Emanuel and the Democrats Learned to Be Ruthless and Ended the Republican Revolution. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-52328-8.
- Articles
- Bendavid, Naftali (November 12, 2006). "The House that Rahm Built". Chicago Tribune. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/chi-0611120215nov12,1,2323509.story.
- "Profile: Rahm Emanuel". The Guardian (London). November 10, 2006. http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1944305,00.html.
- Frankel, Rebecca (November 6, 2008). "The five most infamous Rahm Emanuel moments". Foreign Policy. http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/node/10236/. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
- Emanuel, Rahm (January 11, 2007). Fresh Air. Interview with Terry Gross. National Public Radio. WHYY-FM. Philadelphia. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6808381. Retrieved March 3, 2010. Twenty minute interview.
- Hendrix, Steve (October 22, 2006). "Fighting for The Spoils". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/21/AR2006102101049.html.
- Kampeas, Ron (November 9, 2008). "Rahm Emanuel: attack dog, policy wonk, committed Jew". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. http://jta.org/news/article/2008/11/09/1000859/rahm-emanuel-attack-dog-policy-wonk-committed-jew. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
- In April 2011, the VOA Special English service of the Voice of America broadcast a 15-minute program on Rahm Emanuel. A transcript and MP3 of the program, intended for English learners, can be found at Rahm Emanuel Gets Ready for New Job as Mayor of Chicago.
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White House Chief of Staff
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy
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Rahm Emanuel
Pete Rouse
William M. Daley
Jacob Lew
Mona Sutphen
Nancy-Ann DeParle |
2009–2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-
2009-2011
2011- |
National Security Advisor
Deputy National Security Advisor
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Jim Jones
Tom Donilon
Thomas E. Donilon
Denis McDonough |
2009–2010
2010-
2009–2010
2010- |
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
Senior Advisor to the President
Deputy Senior Advisor to the President
Counselor to the President |
Jim Messina
Alyssa Mastromonaco
David Axelrod
David Plouffe
Stephanie Cutter
Pete Rouse |
2009–2011
2011-
2009–2011
2011-
2011-
2009- |
Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan
Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications |
Douglas Lute†
Ben Rhodes
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2009–
2009– |
| Senior Advisor to the President and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement |
Valerie Jarrett
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2009–
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Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security |
John O. Brennan |
2009– |
Director of Public Engagement
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Christina Tchen
Jon Carson |
2009–2011
2011-- |
Deputy National Security Advisor and NSC Chief of Staff
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Denis McDonough
Brooke Anderson |
2009-2010
2011- |
| Director of Intergovernmental Affairs |
Cecilia Muñoz |
2009– |
White House Communications Director |
Daniel Pfeiffer |
2009- |
Director, National Economic Council
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Lawrence Summers
Gene Sperling |
2009–2010
2011- |
Deputy White House Communications Director
White House Press Secretary
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Jennifer Psaki
Robert Gibbs
Jay Carney |
2009–
2009–2011
2011- |
| Deputy Director, National Economic Council |
Diana Farrell |
2009– |
Deputy Press Secretary |
Bill Burton |
2009–2011 |
Deputy Director, National Economic Council
Deputy Director, National Economic Council |
Jason Furman
Brian Deese |
2009–
2011- |
Director of Special Projects |
Stephanie Cutter |
2010-2011 |
| Chair of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board |
Paul Volcker |
2009– |
Director of Speechwriting |
Jon Favreau |
2009– |
Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors
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Christina Romer
Austan Goolsbee |
2009–2010
2010- |
White House Counsel
Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs
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Robert Bauer
Kathryn Ruemmler
Phil Schiliro
Rob Nabors |
2009–2011
2011-
2009–2011
2011- |
| Member of the Council of Economic Advisors |
Katharine Abraham |
2011- |
Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs |
Lisa Konwinski |
2009– |
| Member of the Council of Economic Advisors |
Cecilia Rouse |
2009– |
Executive Clerk |
George T. Saunders† |
2009– |
Director, Office of Management and Budget
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Peter Orszag
Jacob Lew |
2009–2010
2010–2012 |
Director, Office of Political Affairs
Chief Technology Officer |
Patrick Gaspard
Aneesh Chopra
Todd Park |
2009–2011
2009–2012
2012- |
| Chief Performance Officer and Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget |
Jeffrey Zients
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2009– |
Chief Information Officer
Director, Office of Presidential Personnel |
Steven VanRoekel
Nancy Hogan |
2011–
2010– |
Deputy Director, Office of Management and Budget
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Jeffrey Liebman
Heather Higginbottom* |
2010–2010
2011- |
Director of Scheduling and Advance
Director, White House Military Office |
Alyssa Mastromonaco
Danielle Crutchfield
George D. Mulligan, Jr. |
2009–2011
2011-
2009– |
| United States Trade Representative |
Ron Kirk |
2009– |
Cabinet Secretary |
Chris Lu |
2009– |
| Director, Domestic Policy Council |
Melody Barnes |
2009– |
Deputy Cabinet Secretary |
Liz Sears Smith |
2009– |
Deputy Director, Domestic Policy Council
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Heather Higginbottom
Mark Zuckerman |
2009–2011
2011- |
Staff Secretary |
Lisa Brown |
2009– |
| Director, Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships |
Joshua DuBois |
2009– |
Director, Office of Management and Administration |
Bradley Kiley |
2009– |
| Director, Office of Health Reform |
Nancy DeParle |
2009–2011 |
Director, Oval Office Operations |
Micaela Fernandez |
2009– |
| Deputy Director, Office of Health Reform |
Jeanne Lambrew |
2009– |
Personal Aide to the President |
Reggie Love |
2009– |
| Director, Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy |
Carol Browner |
2009–2011 |
Personal Secretary to the President |
Katie Johnson
Anita Decker |
2009–2011
2011- |
| Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change |
Heather Zichal |
2009– |
Special Projects Coordinator and Confidential Assistant to the President |
Eugene Kang
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2009– |
Director, Council on Environmental Quality
Director, Office of National AIDS Policy |
Nancy Sutley
Jeffrey Crowley |
2009–
2009– |
Chief of Staff to the First Lady
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Jackie Norris
Susan Sher
Christina Tchen |
2009
2009–2010
2011- |
| Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy |
Gil Kerlikowske |
2009– |
White House Social Secretary
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Desirée Rogers
Julianna Smoot
Jeremy Bernard |
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011– |
| Director, Office of Urban Affairs Policy |
Adolfo Carrión, Jr. |
2009– |
Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy |
John Holdren |
2009– |
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Position
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Appointee
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| Chief of Staff to the Vice President |
Bruce Reed |
Chief of Staff to the Second Lady |
Catherine Russell |
| Counsel to the Vice President |
Cynthia Hogan |
Director of Administration for the Office of the Vice President |
Moises Vela |
| Counselor to the Vice President |
Mike Donilon |
Domestic Policy Adviser to the Vice President |
Terrell McSweeny |
| Assistant to the Vice President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison |
Evan Ryan |
Chief Economist and Economic Policy Adviser to the Vice President |
Jared Bernstein |
| Assistant to the Vice President and Director of Communications |
Jay Carney |
Press Secretary to the Vice President |
Elizabeth Alexander |
| Deputy Chief of Staff to the Vice President |
Alan Hoffman |
Deputy Press Secretary to the Vice President |
Annie Tomasini |
| Deputy National Security Adviser to the Vice President |
Brian McKeon |
Director of Legislative Affairs |
Sudafi Henry |
| Residence Manager and Social Secretary for the Vice President and Second Lady |
Carlos Elizondo |
Director of Communications for the Second Lady |
Courtney O’Donnell |
| National Security Adviser to the Vice President |
Tony Blinken |
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- Michael Bloomberg (I)
New York City, NY
- Antonio Villaraigosa (D)
Los Angeles, CA
- Rahm Emanuel (D)
Chicago, IL
- Annise Parker (D)
Houston, TX
- Michael Nutter (D)
Philadelphia, PA
- Greg Stanton (D)
Phoenix, AZ
- Julian Castro (D)
San Antonio, TX
- Jerry Sanders (R)
San Diego, CA
- Mike Rawlings (D)
Dallas, TX
- Chuck Reed (D)
San Jose, CA
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- Alvin Brown (D)
Jacksonville, FL
- Gregory A. Ballard (R)
Indianapolis, IN
- Ed Lee (D)
San Francisco, CA
- Lee Leffingwell (D)
Austin, TX
- Michael B. Coleman (D)
Columbus, OH
- Betsy Price (R)
Fort Worth, TX
- Anthony Foxx (D)
Charlotte, NC
- Dave Bing (D)
Detroit, MI
- John Cook (D)
El Paso, TX
- A C Wharton (D)
Memphis, TN
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- Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (D)
Baltimore, MD
- Thomas Menino (D)
Boston, MA
- Michael McGinn (D)
Seattle, WA
- Vincent Gray (D)
Washington, D.C.
- Karl Dean (D)
Nashville, TN
- Michael Hancock (D)
Denver, CO
- Greg Fischer (D)
Louisville, KY
- Tom Barrett (D)
Milwaukee, WI
- Sam Adams (D)
Portland, OR
- Carolyn Goodman (I)
Las Vegas, NV
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- Mick Cornett (R)
Oklahoma City, OK
- Richard J. Berry (R)
Albuquerque, NM
- Jonathan Rothschild (D)
Tucson, AZ
- Ashley Swearengin (R)
Fresno, CA
- Kevin Johnson (D)
Sacramento, CA
- Bob Foster (D)
Long Beach, CA
- Sly James (I)
Kansas City, MO
- Scott Smith (R)
Mesa, AZ
- Will Sessoms (R)
Virginia Beach, VA
- Kasim Reed (D)
Atlanta, GA
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- Steve Bach (R)
Colorado Springs, CO
- Jim Suttle (D)
Omaha, NE
- Nancy McFarlane (I)
Raleigh, NC
- Tomás Regalado (R)
Miami, FL
- Frank G. Jackson (D)
Cleveland, OH
- Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr. (R)
Tulsa, OK
- Jean Quan (D)
Oakland, CA
- R. T. Rybak (D)
Minneapolis, MN
- Carl Brewer (D)
Wichita, KS
- Robert Cluck (R)
Arlington, TX
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