Phil Schiliro

Phil Schiliro is an American political consultant and strategist. He has spent much of his career on the staff of prominent elected officials, including President Barack Obama.

Phil Schiliro
White House Director of Legislative Affairs
In office
January 20, 2009  February 11, 2011
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byDan Meyer
Succeeded byRob Nabors
Personal details
Born (1956-08-06) August 6, 1956
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationHofstra University (BA)
Lewis and Clark College (JD)

He held four different positions under President Obama. Before the President took office, Schiliro was director of congressional relations for Obama's presidential transition team.[1] From 2009 to February 2011, he served as Assistant to the President and Director of Legislative Affairs.[2][3][4] From February to December 2011 he was an Assistant to the President and Special Advisor.[5][6] He left to become a private consultant. In December 2013 the White House announced that he was rejoining the President's staff on a short-term basis to work on health care issues.[7] He stepped down in May 2014.[8]

From the early 1980s until 2008, he served in a number of congressional staff positions, notably as Democratic Chief of Staff for the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and as chief of staff to Representative Henry Waxman.[9][10] In 2004, he worked as policy director for Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle.[11]

Schiliro is a graduate of Hofstra University[12] and Lewis & Clark Law School,[13] where he was editor-in-chief of the law review, Environmental Law.[14]

In 1992 Schiliro ran unsuccessfully to represent New York's 4th District in Congress, narrowly losing a race to represent the newly redrawn Nassau County-based seat to Hempstead Town Councilman David A. Levy.[15]

Schiliro was born August 6, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York and grew up on Long Island. He and his wife, Jody, have one daughter.[16]

References

  1. "Obama Names Transition Team". Retrieved 2008-11-06.
  2. "Obama team announces Jarrett as senior advisor". CNN. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
  3. Daley, Bill (2011-01-27). "Full text of Bill Daley's announcement". Politico.com. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
  4. "A Quiet Departure for Obama's Top Lobbyist". Roll Call. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  5. "Statements on the Departure of Phil Schiliro". Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  6. Allen, Mike. "Phil Schiliro to leave White House". POLITICO. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  7. "Ex-Obama aide Phil Schiliro returns to White House as Obamacare strategist". Retrieved 2013-12-10.
  8. "Obama taps senior aide to oversee policy execution". Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  9. "Campus Progress: Philip M. Schiliro". Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  10. Falcone, Michael (2008-12-09). "Phil Schiliro". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  11. "Phil Schiliro". Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  12. "Phil Schiliro on the "Magic" of Democracy – News | Hofstra University, New York". Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  13. Lewis; Portl, Clark 0615 S. W. Palatine Hill Road; USA 503-768-7000, Oregon 97219. "Alum Phil Schiliro profiled in the New York Times". www.lclark.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  14. Lewis; Portl, Clark Law School 10015 S. W. Terwilliger Boulevard; USA 503-768-6600, Oregon 97219. "Tales from Capitol Hill: The White House, Congress, and the Legislative Process". law.lclark.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  15. "The Liberal Lion in Winter". Archived from the original on 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  16. Falcone, Michael (2008-12-09). "Phil Schiliro". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
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