Michelle Obama Taps Jackie Norris for Chief of Staff

[sabra]

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/11/20/michelle_obama_taps_jackie_nor.html

Incoming first lady Michelle Obama has tapped Jackie Norris, President-elect Barack Obama's Iowa state director to be her chief of staff. Norris, a high school government and history teacher and long-time Iowa Democrat, was former vice president Al Gore's Iowa political director in the 2000 presidential campaign and was finance director for former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack in 1998.

Norris is half of one of Iowa's premier political couples. Her husband is Iowa political honcho John Norris, who was Sen. John Kerry's state director during Kerry's 2004 presidential run and had been Vilsack's chief of staff. John Norris also ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2002.

[ErinBerin84]

1. interesting. I wonder if Stephanie Cutter is staying on for anything.

[MadBadger]

7. I never quite understood Cutter's Title. She seemed to be more like a Campaign spokeperson

and less Michelle's COS. Michelles COS Id assume would travel around with her.

[Thrill]

8. Shes currently the Transition spokesperson

[Thrill]

2. oh no. She has worked for Gore. That means a Clinton connection. Ohhnoess

[ellacott]

5. You beat me to it

Soon we're going to start doing the Six Degrees of Clinton. :)

[wyldwolf]

3. She worked for Al Gore??? Tom Vilsak?? DLC!! DLC!! DLC!!

:)

[NYCGirl]

4. Damn! I was hoping for Jackie Chan or Chuck Norris!

:evilgrin:

[ellacott]

6. Jackie Chan

He looks like he would be more fun. :)

[wyldwolf]

9. here's a poster