Democrats Name Campaign Leader
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WASHINGTON — Rep. Rahm Emanuel of Illinois, a former advisor in the Clinton White House, was selected Sunday as head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) selected the second-term lawmaker to succeed Rep. Robert T. Matsui (D-Sacramento), who died Jan. 1 of a rare blood-related disorder.
In the 1980s, Emanuel held senior staff positions at the committee, and in 1992 helped Democrat Bill Clinton win the White House. He was an advisor to Clinton from 1993 to 1998.
Emanuel said in a statement: “I look forward to a battle of ideas with the Republicans that will engage and motivate voters across this great country.”
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