Rahm Emanuel

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American politician, chief of staff for most of President Barack Obama's first term in office and elected Mayor of Chicago on February 22, 2011. The second of four children, his dad is a pediatrician and his mother has worked as an x-ray technician. During college he became active in politics, working as a fundraiser. For President Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign, Emanuel worked as Director of Finance. When Clinton took office, Emanuel was given a position as senior advisor. In 1998 he left politics briefly to work at an investment firm. In 2000 President Clinton named him to the Board of Directors of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (AKA Freddie Mac). During these two stints, he reportedly made several million dollars. In 2001 he made a successful bid for a seat in the US House of Representatives and he served in that capacity until he was tapped by President-elect Obama on November 6, 2008 to be Obama's chief of staff. He left his White House post on September 30, 2010 after declaring his intention to run for the position of Mayor of Chicago. His candidacy was challenged by opponents who claimed he did not meet the residency requirements because he had lived in Washington, DC for the past three years since Obama's election. His case made it to the Illinois Supreme Court who ruled that he had met the requirements; Emanuel was elected to the Mayor's seat on February 22, 2011. He and his wife Amy Rule have three children. Link to Wikipedia biography