Julianna Smoot

Julianna Smoot
Smoot in 2021 as Detroit's Chief Development Officer
28th White House Social Secretary
In office
February 26, 2010 – March 1, 2011
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byDesirée Rogers
Succeeded byJeremy Bernard
Personal details
Born
Julianna Skinner Smoot

1967 (age 56–57)
North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
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(m. 2011)​
EducationSmith College (BA)

Julianna Smoot is an American political aide and fundraiser for the Democratic Party. She served as a Deputy Manager of Barack Obama's 2012 presidential reelection campaign,[1] having previously served as White House Social Secretary, Deputy Assistant to the President.[2] and Chief of Staff to United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk. Smoot previously served as a professional fundraiser for the Democratic Party.[3] She was the national finance director for Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign. Under her direction, the campaign raised $32.5 million during the second quarter of 2007 and by election day, more money than any campaign in American history.[4] She was named Social Secretary after her predecessor, Desirée Rogers resigned on February 26, 2010.[3][5][6][7][8][9]

  1. ^ "Factbox: Key players in Obama's re-election campaign". Reuters. 10 June 2011. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
  2. ^ "Obama taps Washington insider as social secretary". Blnz.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
  3. ^ a b Kornblut, Anne; Krissah Thompson (March 3, 2010). "Julianna Smoot brings an insider's perspective to Obama's inner circle". Washington Post. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
  4. ^ Marlantes, Liz; Greg McCown; Jean Garner (July 1, 2007). "Obama Takes In $32.5M Campaign Haul". ABC News. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
  5. ^ Weisman, Jonathan (February 26, 2010). "Desiree Rogers to Leave White House". Washington Wire (blog). Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2013-01-02. White House social secretary Desiree Rogers, who has been under fire ever since Michaele and Tareq Salahi crashed President Barack Obama's first state dinner, will resign in March, she told Chicago Sun-Times columnist Lynn Sweet.
  6. ^ Christensen, Rob (September 3, 2012). "Former N.C. debutante Julianna Smoot heads Obama's money machine". Charlotte News & Observer. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
  7. ^ "Julianna Smoot and Lon Johnson". New York Times. October 23, 2011. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
  8. ^ "Idealism and Compromise in Politics and Life". Women's Narratives Project. Smith College. November 5, 2009. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
  9. ^ "Julianna Smoot - The Washington Post". Washington Post. July 24, 2012. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved 2013-01-02.