Clinton Natl Political Director Amanda Renteria is a Latina "First"
Following Clinton's lead Renteria's Twitter bio wedges her historic achievement as the first Latina to serve as a Senate chief of staff between being a high school teacher and a "bailadora" (dancer). When she was young, Renteria danced ballet folklorico...
"Whether it's providing health coverage for millions of children, registering voters to make sure everyone has a voice or supporting comprehensive immigration reform, Hillary Clinton has always stood on the side of Latino families and I'm honored to have the chance to elect her as our 45th president," Renteria said in a statement provided by the campaign.
...Renteria's father is an immigrant from Mexico who worked in the farm fields of the Central Valley of California.
She's a graduate of Stanford, where she walked onto the softball and basketball team. After a teaching stint, she went to Harvard Business School. She challenged Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif. for his U.S. House seat in the midterms and lost.
In the Senate, Renteria worked for Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Sen. Debbie Stabenow, who hired her as her chief of staff. During some of her time with Stabenow, Congress was mired in a nasty budget battle and showdowns over increasing the debt ceiling, which Republicans refused to do, leading to a government shutdown.
Jose Dante Parra, who worked for then Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. as Hispanic media spokesman, said Renteria was known as someone who "really kept the trains running," was very involved in policy and was respected around the Capitol.
She was also in charge of steering and outreach to many of the stakeholder groups, liberal and conservative, regarding issues before the Senate, an important role "because you are keeping the pulse on many of the organizations who help channel policymaking" of non profits and other non-government institutions, said Parra.
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Video - One-on-one with Amanda Renteria
Amanda Renteria, National Political Director for Hillary Clinton’s campaign, joins Rev. Sharpton for her first TV interview since Clinton’s announcement.
http://www.msnbc.com/politicsnation/watch/one-on-one-with-amanda-renteria-428067395711
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