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Nov. 15, 2008: Schiliro joined President-elect Barack Obama's staff as assistant to the president for legislative affairs. In that post Schiliro will be the White House liaison to Congress.
July 7, 2008: Schiliro joined Barack Obama's presidential campaign as a senior adviser, leading a team of House and Senate liaisons.
Previously:
Schiliro was chief of staff to Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) for a total of 25 years.
In 2004 he served as a top aide to ex-Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) before rejoining back to Waxman's staff.
Schiliro made two unsuccessful bids to become a congressman himself, moving back to his parents' home on New York's Long Island in 1992 and then again in 1994 to run. Source: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBAMAS_MAN_ON_THE_HILL?SITE=ORPEN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Background:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0107/2543.html
Last edited by Scott Flodin on Nov. 21, 2008
Sign-up nowNov. 15, 2008: Schiliro joined President-elect Barack Obama's staff as assistant to the president for legislative affairs. In that post Schiliro will be the White House liaison to Congress.
July 7, 2008: Schiliro joined Barack Obama's presidential campaign as a senior adviser, leading a team of House and Senate liaisons.
Previously:
Schiliro was chief of staff to Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) for a total of 25 years.
In 2004 he served as a top aide to ex-Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) before rejoining back to Waxman's staff.
Schiliro made two unsuccessful bids to become a congressman himself, moving back to his parents' home on New York's Long Island in 1992 and then again in 1994 to run. Source: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBAMAS_MAN_ON_THE_HILL?SITE=ORPEN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Background:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0107/2543.html
Last edited by Scott Flodin on Nov. 21, 2008
