Rahm Emanuel is an American politician and the former White House Chief of Staff.No stranger to the White House, Emanuel served as director of the finance committee for Bill Clinton's presidential campaign, and later as an adviser to President Clinton from 1993-1998. Emanuel worked in the private sector, mainly as an investment banker, before serving on the Board of Directors for Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. He returned to politics in 2002, when he ran for congress. From 2003 to 2009, Emanuel represented Illinois' 5th congressional district as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives.Emanuel coauthored The Plan: Big Ideas for Change in America with Bruce Reed, the president of the Democratic Leadership Council.
Lost part of his finger as a teenager in an accident with a meat slicer.
Three children with wife Amy Rule: son Zachariah and daughters Ilana and Leah.
Brother of Ari Emanuel and Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel.
White House chief of staff.
Mayor of Chicago (2011 - present).
U.S. Congressman from the 5th District of Illinois
(January 2009) Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama.
He is famous in political and media circles for having an extremely foul mouth, something that has been a subject of humor among satirists and other politicians.
There was no blueprint or how-to manual for fixing a global financial,meltdown, an auto crisis, two wars and a great recession all at the,same time.
While Mayor Daley surprised me today with his decision to not run for reelection, I have never been surprised by his leadership, dedication and tireless work on behalf of the city and the people of Chicago.
Whose leadership, whose judgment, whose values do you want in the White House when that crisis lands like a thud on the Oval Office desk?,The person who takes the oath of office in the next four months will shape not just the next four years, but the next forty years of our nation. In these next four years, we need proven leadership, proven judgment and proven values. America needs four more years of President Barack Obama.
