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• Jim Messina was chief of staff for President Obama's 2008 presidential campaign and the head of the Obama's transition team. He is currently Deputy Chief of Staff in the Obama Administration. Messina shares the duties with Mona Sutphen and both work under Rahm Emanuel.Washington Post: Obama adds staff to growing White House team

  Messina has been chief of staff for several Congressmen, including Senators Max Baucus of Montana and Byron Dorgan of North Dakota and Representative Carolyn McCarthy of New York.Missoulian: Jim Messina tapped as Barack Obama's national chief of staff (June 17, 2008)

  Messina started in politics as a staffer for the 1991 House of Representatives and has worked on campaigns in Idaho, Colorado, Montana, Alaska and North Dakota.Missoulian: Jim Messina tapped as Barack Obama's national chief of staff (June 17, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Age: 38 (in 2008)Missoulian: Jim Messina tapped as Barack Obama's national chief of staff (June 17, 2008)
  2. Birthplace: Boise, IdahoKTVB.COM (ID): Boise native Jim Messina will lead Obama's campaign (June 17, 2008)
  3. Graduated from Boise High School in 1998KTVB.COM (ID): Boise native Jim Messina will lead Obama's campaign (June 17, 2008)
  4. Received Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from University of MissouriMissoulian: Jim Messina tapped as Barack Obama's national chief of staff (June 17, 2008)
  5. Was chief of staff for Max Baucus from 2005-2008Washington Post: Obama adds staff to growing White House team Missoulian: Jim Messina tapped as Barack Obama's national chief of staff (June 17, 2008)
  6. Worked as director of personnel for Obama transition teamWashington Post: Obama adds staff to growing White House team Missoulian: Jim Messina tapped as Barack Obama's national chief of staff (June 17, 2008)

• Quotes

  "It’s going to be the biggest challenge of my life, but it’s also going to be something I deeply believe in...With the bitter partisan divide we have in Washington, we need a president who will go past all that, and that’s why I’m going to Obama." -- Jim Messina, on accepting Obama staff position, June, 2008Missoulian: Jim Messina tapped as Barack Obama's national chief of staff (June 17, 2008)

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