seems qualified to me.
Obama administration
During the Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign, Jean-Pierre was the campaign's southeast regional political director[17][8] and was the regional political director for the White House Office of Political Affairsduring the Obama administration's first term.[20][21][8][22]
In 2011, Jean-Pierre served as National Deputy Battleground States Director for President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign.[8][21][4] She led the delegate selection and ballot access process and managed the political engagement in key states,[17] providing resources to help states determine "the best way for them to get the word out for the campaign."[20]
Jean-Pierre served as the deputy campaign manager for the Martin O'Malley 2016 presidential campaign.[17][8][4]
MoveOn and political commentaryEdit
In April 2016, MoveOn named Jean-Pierre as a senior advisor and national spokesperson for the 2016 presidential election. MoveOn said she would "advise on and serve as a spokesperson around MoveOn's electoral work, including a major effort to stand up to Donald Trump."[23]In January 2019, Jean-Pierre became a political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC.[24]
Jean-Pierre has worked at the Center for Community and Corporate Ethics.[25] In December 2018, The Haitian Times named her one of six "Haitian Newsmakers Of The Year".[19]
Biden administrationEdit
Jean-Pierre holding a press briefing in July 2021Jean-Pierre worked as a senior advisor to the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign. She joined the Biden team in May 2020, and explained to The Haitian Times that a desire to shape the future was especially motivating; she said that when she was approached by the campaign, she looked at her daughter and thought, "There is no way I can not get involved in this election."[10] In August, it was announced that Jean-Pierre would serve as the Chief of Staff for Biden's vice presidential nominee, who had not yet been announced.[26]
On November 29, 2020, the Biden-Harris transition team announced that Jean-Pierre had been made Principal Deputy Press Secretary.[27] On May 26, 2021, she gave her first White House press briefing, becoming the first openly LGBTQ person to do so[28] and the first black woman to do so since 1991.[29][2]
On May 5, 2022, it was announced that she would succeed Jen Psaki as White House Press Secretary on May 13.[30] She is the first black person and the first openly LGBTQ person to hold the position.[2]
