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Budi

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18. With a bio like hers she should be considered a VP & a cabinet post at the lest
Fri May 29, 2020, 03:32 PM
May 2020

A longtime advisor of President Barack Obama, Jarrett served as co-chairperson of the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team. She is Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison.

Lawyer, businessperson, and civic leader ..

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In 1987, she was tapped to serve as deputy corporation counsel for finance and development for the City of Chicago under Mayor Harold Washington and continued service under Mayor Eugene Sawyer and Mayor Richard M. Daley.
From 1988 to 1989, Jarrett also served as director of Leadership Greater Chicago. In 1991, she served as Mayor Daley’s deputy chief of staff.
Jarrett was appointed Chicago’s commissioner of planning and development where she consolidated three departments and was awarded the Women’s Business Development Center’s Government Support Award.

In 1995, Mayor Daley appointed her as chairman of the Chicago Transit Authority where she served for eight years and was responsible for a budget of over $800 million.
That same year, Jarrett was appointed Vice President of the Habitat Company. In 2003, Jarrett was elected to a three-year term as chairman of the Chicago Stock Exchange.
In 2007, Jarrett was named president of the Habitat Company.

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she might be the right choice. If she bring Florida and Georgia Biden has a huge advantage samsingh May 2020 #2
She makes a lot of sense Trumpocalypse May 2020 #4
I like her, but how does she bring Florida? Tipperary May 2020 #6
She is very popular in Florida. Zoonart May 2020 #8
I like her a lot. Tipperary May 2020 #11
Explain further... brooklynite May 2020 #47
Sorry anecdotal to friends of mine in Florida. Zoonart May 2020 #54
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Doesn't sound like your 1000% ok Trumpocalypse May 2020 #29
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sorry, but I write what I mean, and mean what I right Celerity May 2020 #39
Yet you've a lot of time Trumpocalypse May 2020 #43
looking up voting records and House campaign history is simple and takes very little time Celerity May 2020 #44
If you really were Trumpocalypse May 2020 #46
Just a guess but, if a blogger here could report that, Republicans already know... brooklynite May 2020 #49
Very true Trumpocalypse May 2020 #51
Most of the country has never heard of her mainer May 2020 #19
So? Trumpocalypse May 2020 #28
No not with the situation with police shootings and riotiing...that is one of the criticisms of her Demsrule86 May 2020 #41
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No Trumpocalypse May 2020 #22
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Define need first. Then person that fits criteria. I think COVID Laura PourMeADrink May 2020 #12
Pleeease Michele, please? 💙 "Committee to Draft Michelle Obama for VP" Budi May 2020 #13
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With a bio like hers she should be considered a VP & a cabinet post at the lest Budi May 2020 #18
she was born in Shiraz Iran, so is not eligible, as she is not a natural born citizen as it has Celerity May 2020 #20
Thanks for the info. That is a real shame. 3catwoman3 May 2020 #21
I wonder if there is a specific definition of "naturalization?" DFW May 2020 #27
Only POTUS/VPOTUS have the natural born citizen entanglement Celerity May 2020 #31
Well, since neither of my daughters has any interest in either position DFW May 2020 #32
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At the time McCain was born DFW May 2020 #34
The former unincorporated territory of the Panama Canal Zone and its related military facilities Celerity May 2020 #37
That doesn't matter HockeyMom May 2020 #50
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Val Demmings Demsrule86 May 2020 #40
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Kamala Harris? HockeyMom May 2020 #52
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