american political campaign manager government official currently serving chief staff pennsylvania governor prior wolf administration served executive director state director hillary_clinton presidential campaign assisted successful campaigns senator pennsylvania governor previously worked executive director started political consulting firm state party chairman called state said strategy campaigning mechanics ease starting career working staff eventually chief staff house minority leader director democratic_party legislative races worked national political director starting pennsylvania political career early career kansas native attended began political career worked legislative aide house minority leader following year administrative assistant house majority leader served chief staff house minority leader worked democratic republican alike advance legislation served liaison officials worked members leadership committees develop legislative strategies build director democratic_party legislative races state house senate races included dozen candidates july served national political director based washington capacity worked legislative leaders caucus campaign staff states help win preserve democratic state worked iowa help democratic legislative campaigns majority leader key legislative democrats improving party position described attempt avoid repeat elections democrats suffered major losses federal state offices republican revolution said elections managed campaign bid kansas governor won democratic nomination ultimately lost landslide popular republican incumbent pennsylvania career began pennsylvania political career executive director helping democratic candidates elected held position assisted successful campaign republican incumbent served political adviser state house democratic leader ran governor successful election campaign challenger helped plan inauguration appointed worked serving aide political adviser state party chairman executive director party replacing took position administration party enjoyed success time controlling governor office statewide row offices senators majority picking seats congressional delegation served director statewide coordinated campaign effort chosen pennsylvania state director hillary_clinton presidential campaign recommended position talk continuing work clinton administration primary instead returned position met news commentator discuss possibility running republican senator ultimately run year republican counterpart executive director taught class presidential elections pennsylvania believed class type said relationship despite representing opposite political parties taught electoral politics educational institutions including july seven years leading started political consulting firm later carey woman named pennsylvania list campaigns elections called state said strategy campaigning mechanics ease candidates advised successful campaign served board governor wolf administration early supporter pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate wolf senior campaign adviser campaign time state representative state considered better chances winning long acquainted wolf intended involved lengthy work intensive gubernatorial campaign said convinced hour long phone conversation wolf convinced right man job politics years candidate like maintained clients campaign said wolf main focus year half wolf successful election chaired inaugural committee worked secretary serving liaison negotiating sessions providing key planning governor budget strategy political reporter wrote unique position having work republicans ran campaigns annual salary position developed reputation communicating building relationships legislative leaders staff members parties july replaced wolf chief staff resigned months tenure pursue campaign wolf called closest advisors valuable administration said understands politics place actually works selection praised parties including house senate republicans expressed hope wrote editorial criticizing appointment position pennsylvania board light national controversy undercover videos group alleged sale aborted body parts came chief staff position weeks budget wolf republican controlled general_assembly october months state budget issued memo wolf administration hiring freeze travel ban february notified state public employee retirement commission wolf orders employment staff discontinued filed lawsuit wolf challenging action arguing governor lacks power dissolve commission acted contrary personal life married chief staff speaker reside pennsylvania cat named enjoys cooking
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