Daniella Levine Cava: Attorney, Social Worker, and Mayor of Miami-Dade County
Daniella Levine Cava (65) was elected mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida. Previously, she…
Ben Cardin: Senior Senator from the State of Maryland Who Has Never Lost an Election
Benjamin “Ben” Cardin (77), who serves as the senior United States Senator from Maryland, was first elected to that seat in 2006. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was the U.S. Representative for Maryland’s 3rd congressional district. Before that, Cardin served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates and as Speaker…
Janet Yellen: First Female U.S. Treasury Secretary in U.S. History, With a Long and Distinguished Career
Janet Yellen (74), named by President Joe Biden to be the new administration’s Secretary of the Treasury, was easily confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Jan. 25, 2021. Previously, Yellen was a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and Chair of the Federal Reserve. She is also a professor emerita at the Haas…
Dr. Rachel Levine: Transgender Woman and Biden’s Pick for Assistant Secretary of Health
Dr. Rachel L. Levine is a 63-year-old pediatrician who was head of the Pennsylvania Department of Health from 2017 till early 2021. President Joe Biden has tapped her to be the Assistant Secretary of Health in his administration. Dr. Levine, who also is a professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the Penn State College of…
Anthony Blinken: President-Elect Joe Biden’s Nominee for Secretary of State
Antony “Tony” Blinken will be Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of state in the new administration. Blinken (58) served as U.S. Deputy Secretary of State from 2015 to 2017, and Deputy National Security Advisor from 2013 to 2015. Previously, he served in the State Department and in senior positions on the National Security Council staff.…
Ron Klain: Named New White House Chief of Staff by Joe Biden
Ronald “Ron” Klain (59) has been named White House Chief of Staff in the new Biden Administration. Klain is an attorney and longtime political consultant. He served as chief of staff for Vice President AL Gore and later Vice President Joe Biden. In addition, President Barack Obama appointed him to be the White House Ebola…
Libby Schaff: Attorney, Activist, and Mayor of Oakland, California
In 2014, Democrat Elizabeth “Libby” Schaaf (54) won her first term as mayor of Oakland with 62.79% of the vote. She was reelected in 2018 with 27% more votes than her opponent. Prior to entering politics, Shaaf was an attorney in Oakland – where she was born and raised – and program director for the…
Dan Gelber: Mayor of Miami Beach, Fla. — Following in the Footsteps of His Father
Dan Gelber (60), the mayor of Miami Beach, Fla., is definitely a “chip off the ol’ block.” Pictured is Gelber being sworn in to his mayoral position by his father, 98-year-old Seymour Gelber, who once served in the same position. The younger Gelber, a Democrat, has been at loggerheads with Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis,…
Ted Deutch: U.S. Rep. for the 22nd Congressional District of Florida
Since 2017, Theodore “Ted” Deutch (54) has served as the U.S. Representative for Florida’s 22nd congressional district. Deutch, a Democrat and an attorney, first became a member of the House of Representatives in 2010; he served two other Florida districts before his current position. He has been Chair of the House Ethics Committee since 2019.…
Jacky Rosen: Junior U.S. Senator from the State of Nevada
Jacklyn “Jacky” Rosen (D), 63, was elected to the U.S. Senate from Nevada in 2018. (Raised by a Jewish father and non-Jewish mother, she considers herself to be Jewish.) Rosen was one of three Senators to press for the creation of a federal special envoy position to combat antisemitism. Prior to serving in the Senate,…
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