[[File:Rahm Emanuel.jpg|thumb|200px|Rahm Emanuel]]
'''Rahm Emanuel''' (b. 1959) is a powerful Democrat and former [[United States]] politician from [[Illinois]] belonging to the [[Democratic Party]] who is currently the [[mayor]] of [[Chicago, Illinois]]. He was previously Chief of Staff to President [[Barack Obama]]. He Prior to that, he represented [[Illinois]]' 5th Congressional District in the [[U.S. House of Representatives ]] during 2003-2008. As chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, he took credit gaining a majority for the first time since 1994. He became a top leader as Chairman of the Democratic Caucus in the House.
Emanual was appointed to the Board of Directors of [[Freddie Mac]] by [[President William Jefferson Clinton]], shepherding the [[subprime lending]] abuses under the [[Community Reinvestment Act]]. [[Barack Obama]] appointed Emanuel as his first Chief of Staff. Emanuel resigned amidst charges of his involvement in Operation [[Fast and Furious]] and the [[Jobsgate]] scandal<ref>http://www.denverpost.com/ci_15213784</ref><ref>http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/white-house/how-the-sestak-job-offer-becam.html</ref> reportedly to run for Mayor of Chicago and take control of the Chicago Democratic party machine.<ref>http://biggovernment.com/tfitton/2010/10/14/is-scandal-ridden-rahmbo-chicagos-next-mayor/</ref>
==Obama Chief of Staff==
In the White House Emanuel's aggressive demands for a [[stimulus]] package won passage of the liberals' [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009|$789 billion bill]] in February, but alienated Republicans (only three of whom voted for it). His seizure of control of the Census Bureau from the Commerce department led Senator [[Judd Gregg]], a leading Republican, to reverse himself and reject the job of Secretary of Commerce. Emanuel released control of the census to head off complaints of political interference. Emanuel also ran roughshod over the Secretary of State, vetoing her choice for a senior aide. In President Obama's first year, Emanuel was considered to be the most powerful White House chief of staff in decades.
==Mayor of Chicago==In President Obama's first year 2011, Emanuel was considered to be the most powerful White House chief elected and became Mayor of staff in decadesChicago after [[Richard M. Daley]] no longer ran for office.
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