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Cutter in the White House Situation Room, 2011.

Stephanie Cutter (born October 22, 1968) works for the Democratic Party. She serves as deputy campaign manager for President Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign.[1].

Biography

Ms. Cutter was born in Taunton, Massachusetts and raised in nearby Raynham, Massachusetts. She graduated from Smith College and Georgetown Law School.[2]

She worked for Bill Clinton as Deputy Communications Director at the White House during his administration and as Associate Administrator for Communications at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. She also served as Communications Director for Senator Edward M. Kennedy and in July 2003 was named Communications Director for the Democratic National Committee. In November 2003, she was named communications director for the John Kerry campaign.[3]

In June 2008 Ms. Cutter was appointed Chief of Staff to Michelle Obama for the 2008 Presidential general election campaign.[4] She served as the Chief Spokesperson for the Obama-Biden Transition Project.[5] She served as Timothy Geithner's counselor. In May 2009, Ms. Cutter was appointed to serve as adviser to President Obama in the Supreme Court nominations.[6] Later that year, GQ Magazine named Cutter one of the 50 most powerful people in Washington.[7]

In 2010, Ms. Cutter was named Assistant to the President for Special Projects, charged with managing communications and outreach strategy for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[8] In 2011, Cutter was named Deputy Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama.[9]

In September 2011, the White House announced Ms. Cutter would leave her position as Deputy Senior Advisor to serve as deputy campaign manager for Obama for America.

References

  1. ^ "Cutter to leave White House for Obama campaign", politicaltracker, CNN, retrieved February 13, 2012
  2. ^ Zeleny, Jeff (November 21, 2008). "The New Team - Stephanie Cutter". New York Times. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
  3. ^ [1][dead link]
  4. ^ Shailagh Murray, New Staffer for Michelle Obama, The New York Times, June 16, 2008
  5. ^ "All today's politics in one place | Front Page". PoliticsHome. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  6. ^ Cillizza, Chris (May 17, 2009). "Cutter to White House for Court Fight". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
  7. ^ "49. Stephanie Cutter". GQ. 2009-10. Retrieved 2009-11-21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ Ben Frumin (April 22, 2010). "White House Taps Stephanie Cutter To Sell Health Care Reform". TPMDC. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  9. ^ Daley, Bill (January 27, 2011). "Full text of Bill Daley's announcement". Politico.com. Retrieved January 27, 2011.

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