Patti Solis Doyle

Patti Solis Doyle
Born August 23, 1965 (1965-08-23) (age 46)
Chicago, Illinois
Occupation Former Senior Adviser (also formerly Campaign Manager) to Hillary Clinton. Current Vice-Presidential Chief of Staff for Joe Biden. Barack Obama's Vice-Presidential running mate.
Spouse i) Andy Jacobson (div.)
ii) Jim Doyle
Children 2

Patti Solis Doyle (born August 23, 1965) is an American political operative and was in 2008 a senior adviser to the presidential campaign of Barack Obama, where she was the campaign chief of staff to Joe Biden, Obama's vice presidential choice.[1]

Previously Solis Doyle was a longtime aide to Hillary Rodham Clinton, having started her association with the former First Lady as Clinton's assistant during Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign. She eventually became campaign manager for Hillary Clinton's 2000 Senate campaign, Clinton's 2006 re-election campaign and Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign from its inception until she was replaced by Maggie Williams in February 2008.

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Early life and career

She is the youngest of six children. Her parents, Santiago and Alejandrina Solis, were immigrants from Monterrey, Mexico. She grew up in Chicago, Illinois in the Pilsen neighborhood, attending the Notre Dame High School for Girls and Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies. Her oldest brother, Daniel Solis, is a Chicago alderman representing the 25th ward.[2][3]

Doyle entered politics working on Richard M. Daley's campaign for Mayor of Chicago. Later she went with David Wilhelm (Bill Clinton's campaign manager) from Chicago to Little Rock, where she became Hillary Rodham Clinton's assistant. She is credited with coining the term "Hillaryland", the close circle of Clinton advisers, dating back to 1992.[4]

Hillary Clinton presidential campaign

Appointing Solis Doyle as her presidential campaign manager, Clinton said, "I have complete confidence and trust in her as a person and as a professional. She was the natural choice for me when it came to picking someone to run this campaign". Solis Doyle was the first Hispanic woman to manage a presidential campaign.[5][6]

Her removal from the top position was reported to have been acrimonious, and some inside the Clinton camp have accused Solis Doyle of managing the campaign "into a ditch".[7] Doyle was replaced by Maggie Williams. [1] It has been reported that Senator Clinton and Solis Doyle have not spoken since. [2]

Barack Obama presidential campaign

On June 16, 2008, the Obama campaign announced Solis Doyle would join the campaign as the chief of staff for his vice presidential nominee, revealed on August 23, 2008 to be Joe Biden, the Senior U.S. Senator from Delaware. The news angered some in the Clinton circle who felt the move was intended to send a message that Clinton would not be asked to be Obama's vice presidential nominee.[8][9] Obama later stated that this was not his intended message.[10]

Personal life

She is married to Jim Doyle, a Harvard Law School graduate. They have two children.

Notes

  1. ^ Nagourney, Adam (2008-06-16). "Former Clinton Campaign Manager Joins Obama Team". New York Times. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/16/former-clinton-campaign-manager-joins-obama-team/. Retrieved 2008-06-16. 
  2. ^ "Inspiring Latina: Patti Solis Doyle". Latina. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. http://web.archive.org/web/20071024012910/http://www.latina.com/latina/latinalife/latinalife.jsp?genre=feature&article=inspiringlatinapattisolisdoyle. Retrieved 2008-01-24. 
  3. ^ Lynn Sweet (2007-06-14). (subscription required) "Chicagoan runs Hillary's camp". Chicago Sun-Times. http://www.suntimes.com/news/elections/427763,CST-NWS-doyle14.articleprint (subscription required). 
  4. ^ Raymond Hernandez (2006-12-13). "Adviser to Senator Clinton Stays in Shadows". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/13/nyregion/13patti.html?_r=1&oref=slogin. Retrieved 2008-02-10. 
  5. ^ "Patti Solis Doyle's profile". Chicago Sun Times. 14 June 2007. http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/02/lynn_sweets_patti_solis_doyle.html. Retrieved 2008-02-23. 
  6. ^ "New Congress, Old Fights; Choosing Teams for 2008". Wall Street Journal. 2007-01-06. http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2007/01/05/new-congress-old-fights-choosing-teams-for-2008/. Retrieved 2007-10-26. 
  7. ^ "Inside the Clinton Shake Up". The Atlantic. 2008-02-16. http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200802u/patti-solis-doyle. Retrieved 2008-02-20. 
  8. ^ Los Angeles Times, June 17, 2008
  9. ^ Washington Post, June 16, 2008
  10. ^ New York Times,June 26, 2008

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