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Peter Rouse
Peter M. Rouse, Chief of Staff to Senator Barack Obama (D-IL), has served as chief of staff to members of the United States Congress for more than thirty years. Before joining Senator Obama in December 2004, he was chief of staff to former Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) for nineteen years. He also served a s chief of staff to Rep. Dick Durbin (1984/85) and Lt. Governor Terry Miller of Alaska (1979-83).
Mr. Rouse, as Sen. Obama’s chief of staff, was part of a small group of advisors who helped Sen. Obama through the process that led to his decision to run for president in 2008. He currently splits his time, and salary, between his Senate duties in DC and the campaign in Chicago.
Mr. Rouse received a BA from Colby College, a MA from the London School of Economics, and a MPA from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.
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