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BumRushDaShow

(142,419 posts)
Fri Oct 25, 2024, 08:29 AM Oct 25

Two White House aides jump to Harris transition

Source: Politico

10/25/2024 05:00 AM EDT


A pair of White House aides is joining Vice President Kamala Harris’ transition team as it ramps up operations less than two weeks ahead of Election Day.

Gabriela Cristóbal and Erica Songer, both of whom served as aides in the vice president’s office, will join the transition, according to a spokesperson for the transition team granted anonymity to discuss personnel moves. Cristóbal joins the transition after serving as deputy director for public engagement and intergovernmental affairs in Harris’ office. Songer was counsel to the vice president and a deputy assistant to the president.

Adam Hodge, a Democratic communications aide who previously served as a spokesperson for the National Security Council and the U.S. Trade Representative’s office, was also recently retained by the Harris transition through his public relations firm, Bully Pulpit International.

The new hires come as Harris continues to fill out key roles in her transition team, which would be tasked with leading the first transfer of power from a president to their vice president since Ronald Reagan handed the reins to George H. W. Bush following the 1988 election. The team, which is led by President Joe Biden’s transition chief Yohannes Abraham, is expected to grow with more hires in the coming weeks.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/25/harris-white-house-aides-transition-team-00185455

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FakeNoose

(35,698 posts)
1. We're going to need a new Attorney General
Fri Oct 25, 2024, 08:43 AM
Oct 25

Kamala Harris would have been a great AG, but she'll be busy with other stuff for the next 4 years.

FakeNoose

(35,698 posts)
3. Of course, but the transition team works on assumptions for the time being
Fri Oct 25, 2024, 09:02 AM
Oct 25

That's why both parties have transition teams, but only one will actually go into effect.

JohnSJ

(96,551 posts)
7. VP Harris will have her own team, some from the Biden administration, but I
Fri Oct 25, 2024, 10:30 AM
Oct 25

do not see Garland a part of the Harris administration.

usaf-vet

(6,922 posts)
4. With 30 years of experience in the DOJ And JAG I think Glenn Kirschner should be on any short list.
Fri Oct 25, 2024, 10:13 AM
Oct 25

He can often be seen in the DU Venue.

Or here is at least one link to him. https://glennkirschner.com/

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