Appointed by then House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Emanuel served as Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee for the 2006 cycle. Under his leadership, Democrats gained 30 seats in the House without losing a single incumbent, and ushered in a new Democratic majority for the first time in more than a decade.
In January 2007, the new majority elected Emanuel to serve as Democratic Caucus Chair, the fourth-highest-ranking member of the House Democratic Leadership. As Chair, Emanuel led the Democratic Caucus in fulfilling its campaign promise to pass legislation reflecting the values and priorities of the American people.
Before being elected to Congress, Emanuel worked at the Chicago investment bank Wasserstein Perella. He was a core member of the Clinton White House from 1993 to 1998, starting as the national finance director for the 1992 campaign and eventually becoming Senior Adviser to the President for Policy and Strategy. In 1989, Emanuel was a senior adviser and chief fundraiser for Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley's campaign. He also played an important role in Paul Simon's 1984 campaign for the Senate.
Emanuel graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1981 and received a Master's Degree in Speech and Communication from Northwestern University in 1985. He and his wife, Amy Rule, have three children, Zach, Ilana, and Leah. « less
Family
Ezekiel Emanuel
Head of NIH's Bioethics Department
Ariel Z Emanuel
Business person, brother of Rahm Emanuel
Amy Merritt Rule
Wife of Rahm Emanuel
Friends & Colleagues
Jamie Dimon
Chairman & CEO of JPMorganChase
Joel Johnson
Lobbyist
Susan Brophy
Lobbyist
Wendy Abrams
Chicago political insider and philanthropist
James Abrams
CEO Medline Industries
Professional Associates
Bill Daley
Obama White House chief of staff (2011-); former JPMorgan executive and...
Government Positions
White House
Includes multiple levels of presidential advisory boards and advisors
Business Positions
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein
Sold to Dresdner Bank in 2000
Freddie Mac
Housing finance- GSE
Office/Staff
Jonathan Hoganson
Lobbyist from Chicago
Robert Getzoff
Citigroup lobbyist; former counsel to Rahm Emanuel
Rob Nabors
Deputy Director of OMB (Confirmed 1-28-09)
Other Positions & Memberships
Our Common Values PAC
PAC associated with Rahm Emanuel. Gave over $850k to...
Education
Sarah Lawrence College
Small coeducational liberal arts college located in...
Services/Transactions
Michael J Kasper
Prominent Chicago attorney
Political Fundraising Committees
Donors
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Alan M Leventhal
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Beacon Capital Partners, LLC
Fred Seigel
President and COO of Beacon Capital
Norman B Leventhal
Boston Real Estate Developer
Mark T Gallogly
Founder and managing partner of PE firm Centerbridge Partners and...
Wendy Abrams
Chicago political insider and philanthropist
Jeffrey Katzenberg
DreamWorks CEO and major Democratic donor
Chris McNickle
managing director at Greenwich Associates
Donation/Grant Recipients
Charlie Mills
Medline Executive
Andrew Mills
Medline Industries Inc. Executive
Jonathan Mills
Medline Executive
David Robbins
Commerce Health Capital LLC
William Santulli
Advocate Health Care Executive
Jame Skogsbergh
Advocate Health Care President
James Mills
Medline Executive
Susan Lopez
CEO, Advocate Health Care
