UD Alumni Shine in Politics
Blue Hens continue to represent our place in the public service firmament. Here is a sampling of alumni and their roles within the Beltway and far beyond, all of whom are working to shape our nation’s future.
This listing represents information at press time. We acknowledge some alumni may have moved on to new positions in this fast-paced political world.
Robert Bernosky, AS86
Central Coast vice chair and member of the Board of Directors for the California GOP
Joe Biden, AS65, 04H
Vice President of the United States
Sydney Bopp, AS08
Special adviser for external affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy
Jennifer Burch Braun, AS04
Editor and technical director for CNN NEWSOURCE
John Carney, AS87M
Congressman; running for governor of Delaware
Chris Christie, AS84, 11H
Governor of New Jersey
Claire DeMatteis, AS87
Interim CEO for Affinity Health Plan and former senior counsel to then-Sen. Joe Biden
Reha Denemec, BE92M
Senior adviser to the President of the Republic of Turkey
Jillian Doody, AS04
Senior director for the International Trade Administration
Andrew Grunwald, AS11
Staff assistant to U.S. Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.
Emily Halle, AS08
International trade compliance analyst for the U.S. Department of Commerce
Josh Kagan, AS08
Former advance associate for The White House
Max Kramer, AS13, BE13
Campaign manager for Kathleen Rice (D-N.Y.) for Congress
Kevin Krick, EOE00
Bay Area vice chair and member of the Board of Directors for the California GOP
Charles “Chuck” Lewis, AS75, 09H
Founder, Center for Public Integrity; Executive editor at The Investigative Reporting Workshop; Journalism professor at American University
Cara Lofaro, AS08
International trade specialist at the International Trade Administration
Jennifer Lucas, AS06
Former law clerk for the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Molly Magarik, AS02
State director for U.S. Rep. John Carney, D-Del.
Constance Mayer, AS84
Deputy director for the Office of Near East and South Asia Analysis in the Intelligence and Research Bureau in the U.S. Department of State
Ellaree “Gita” Miller, AS14
Legislative writer for Rep. John Carney, D-Del.; Soles Fellow at the Center for Public Integrity
Domenico Montanaro, AS01
Lead editor for politics and digital audience, NPR
Kelly Nye, AS09
Former staffer to U.S. Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.
Ben Page-Gill, AS15
Digital campaign manager for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Valerie Biden Owens, AS67
Executive vice president of political advertising firm Joe Slade White & Co. and one of the first women in the nation to manage both a U.S. Senate and Presidential campaign
David Plouffe, AS10
Campaign manager for Pres. Obama, 2008 and 2012; vice president of Uber
Bahram Rajaee, AS93,
95M, 00PhD
Diplomat with the U.S. Department of State
Amanda Schechter, AS13
Membership adviser for strategic accounts for The Advisory Board Company
Steve Schmidt, AS93
Manager of McCain 2008 campaign; owner of SES Strategies
Jennifer Showell, AS02
Foreign affairs officer for the U.S. Department of State
Roseann Slonsky-Breault, AS70
Past president of the California Federation of Republican Women
Chloe Sommers, AS08
Journalist, C-SPAN, CNN
Len Stark, AS91, 91M
Federal District Court judge, Delaware
Leo Strine, AS85
Chief justice, Delaware Supreme Court
Robert Walker, AS77
Former congressman; Republican party strategist
Eric Wall, AS13
Legislative correspondent for U.S. Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware
