White House names Latino as Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs

NBCLatinoBy Sandra Lilley, NBCLatino

Adrian Saenz joins the White House as Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, according to a White House official. Saenz will lead the White House team assigned to work with the states’ governors, legislatures and elected officials.

adrianheadshotMost recently Saenz has been an Organizing for Action Senior Advisor. Prior to this work Saenz served as the National Latino Vote Director for the Obama-Biden re-election campaign.  He started working for Obama in 2008 as State Director in the Texas primary and the New Mexico general election campaigns.

Saenz was also the Chief of Staff for former Congressman Ciro Rodriguez and Congressman Harry Teague, and National Field Director for the DCCC during the  2006 cycle.

This article was first published in NBCLatino.

Sandra Lilley loves being an active part of our “national conversation”, on everything from politics, education and the economy to the latest books and people in the news. Sandra started out in Telemundo-NY as a general assignment reporter and later News Director. She was also a Dayside Managing Editor at MSNBC and a Planning Editor for the NBC Domestic Desk. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Sandra studied history at Brown University, and currently lives in New Jersey with her family. Sandra hopes our site inspires and informs Latinos as they work toward their family’s “American Dream.”

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