A simple biography -24 things I know about Rahm Emanuel – Obama’s Chief of Staff

Rahm Emanuel was born November 29, 1959)

Rahm Emanuel has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003.

Rahm Emanuel represents Illinois’s 5th congressional district which coversthe north side of Chicago.

Rahm Emanuel was chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee for the 2006 elections.

Rahm Emanuel was elected as the next chairman of the Democratic Caucus.

Rahm Emanuel is the fourth-ranking Democrat in the House, behind Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Leader Steny Hoyer and Whip Jim Clyburn.

Rahm Emanuel is noted for his strong style and his fundraising prowess.

Rahm Emanuel is co-author with current Democratic Leadership Council President Bruce Reed of the 2006 book The Plan: Big Ideas for America.

Rahm Emanuel is a member of the New Democrat Coalition.

Rahm Emanuel support president Bush on Iraq.

Rahm Emanuel was born in Chicago, Illinois.

Rahm Emanuel’s father was born in Jerusalem

Rahm Emanuel’s older brother, Ezekiel, is a noted oncologist and bioethicist

Rahm Emanuel’s brother, Ari, is a talent agent in Los Angeles

Rahm Emanuel is the inspiration for the character Josh Lyman on The West Wing.

Rahm Emanuel has a younger sister.

Rahm Emanuel attended a Jewish day school.

Rahm Emanuel was encouraged by his mother to take ballet lessons as a boy and is a graduate of the Evanston School of Ballet.

Rahm Emanuel won a scholarship to the Joffrey Ballet but turned it down to attend Sarah Lawrence College.

Rahm Emanuel graduated from college in 1981, and went on to receive a master’s degree in Speech and Communication from Northwestern University in 1985.

Rahm Emanuel’s fatherc spoke Hebrew with his son, when Emanuel was a boy.

Rahm Emanuel’s wife Amy Rule, a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and converted to Judaism shortly before her wedding

Rahm Emanuel trains for and participates in triathlons.

Rahm Emanuel “considers Mayor Richard M. Daley, Senator Paul Simon and President Bill Clinton to be his professional mentors. He considers his personal mentors to be his father and mother.”

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