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From Mailroom to Top Democratic Staffer

January 28, 2013 · 8:26 am ET · Leave a Comment

Politico: “Twenty-one years ago, Nadeam Elshami got his first job on Capitol Hill, working in the Senate mailroom Today,
he’s the chief of staff to House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of
California after serving as her communications director for the past
several years.”

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