The transition team announced more
White House staff today. Patrick Gaspard, the campaign's political director,
will serve that same role in the White House's Office of Political Affairs. (It's a controversial post that some have called
to eliminate.) Jackie Norris, who was the campaign's Iowa state director, will
be chief of staff to Michelle Obama. Cathy Russell, a long-time friend and
adviser to the Bidens whose appointment had already leaked, will be Jill Biden's chief of staff. Cynthia Hogan, a
legal adviser to Joe Biden's Senate office, will be the vice-president's
counsel. And Moises Vega, a Hispanic affairs advocate, will be director of
administration for the vice-president's office.
--Seyward Darby