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|name = Dana Remus |
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|office = [[White House Counsel]] |
|office = [[White House Counsel]] |
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|president = [[Joe Biden]] |
|president = [[Joe Biden]] |
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|term_start = January 20, 2021 |
|term_start = January 20, 2021 |
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|term_end = July 1, 2022 |
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|predecessor = [[Pat Cipollone]] |
|predecessor = [[Pat Cipollone]] |
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|successor = [[Stuart Delery]] |
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|birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|46|2021|10|24}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Madhani |first1=Aamer |last2=Tucker |first2=Eric |last3=Miller |first3=Zeke |title=To navigate legal quandaries, Biden leans on low-key counsel |url=https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-joe-biden-biden-cabinet-cabinets-dana-remus-c1b8694a34f87ca085f05c5bc54a83c2 |access-date=June 7, 2024 |work=Associated Press |date=October 24, 2021}}</ref> |
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|birth_place = [[New Hampshire]], U.S. |
|birth_place = [[New Hampshire]], U.S. |
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|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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|spouse = {{marriage|[[Brett M. Holmgren]]|2018}} |
|spouse = {{marriage|Michael J. Irwin|2005|end=divorced}}<br>{{marriage|[[Brett M. Holmgren]]|2018}} |
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|education = [[Harvard University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Yale University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) |
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'''Dana Ann Remus''' is an |
'''Dana Ann Remus''' (born 1974/1975) is an American lawyer who served as [[White House Counsel|White House counsel]] for [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Joe Biden]] from January 2021 to July 2022. Prior to her appointment as White House counsel, Remus was [[general counsel]] for [[Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign|Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign]]. Earlier in her career, she was deputy assistant to the president and deputy counsel for ethics during the [[presidency of Barack Obama]], was general counsel for the [[Obama Foundation]] from 2017 to 2019, and was counsel to [[Michelle Obama]].<ref name="Aldridge">{{cite news |last1=Aldridge |first1=Bailey |title=Who is Dana Remus? Senior counsel to President-elect Biden has a North Carolina tie |url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article247236714.html |access-date=November 17, 2020 |work=The News & Observer |date=November 17, 2020}}</ref> |
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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Dana Remus was born in [[New Hampshire]]<ref name="Aldridge"/> and raised in the town of [[Bedford, New Hampshire|Bedford]].<ref name="WMUR">{{Cite news| url=https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-primary-source-newly-named-biden-legal-counsel-dana-remus-was-raised-in-bedford/34720798#| last=DiStaso| first=John| title=NH Primary Source: Newly named Biden legal counsel Dana Remus was raised in Bedford| publisher=WMUR-9| date=November 19, 2020| access-date=November 19, 2020}}</ref> She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in East Asian studies from [[Harvard University]] and a [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Yale Law School]] in 2002.<ref name="Kashino">{{cite news|last1=Kashino|first1=Marisa M.|date= |
Dana Remus was born in [[New Hampshire]]<ref name="Aldridge"/> and raised in the town of [[Bedford, New Hampshire|Bedford]].<ref name="WMUR">{{Cite news| url=https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-primary-source-newly-named-biden-legal-counsel-dana-remus-was-raised-in-bedford/34720798#| last=DiStaso| first=John| title=NH Primary Source: Newly named Biden legal counsel Dana Remus was raised in Bedford| publisher=WMUR-9| date=November 19, 2020| access-date=November 19, 2020}}</ref> She earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[East Asian studies]] from [[Harvard University]] in 1997<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hochman |first1=Dafna V. |title=Pulling for the Team |url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1997/6/4/pulling-for-the-team-pwith-a/ |website=Harvard Crimson |date=June 4, 1997}}</ref> and a [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Yale Law School]] in 2002.<ref name="Kashino">{{cite news|last1=Kashino|first1=Marisa M.|date=October 26, 2020|title=If the Election Leads to a Legal Battle, Here Are the Lawyers Who Will Head Up the Fight|work=Washingtonian|url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/10/26/if-the-election-leads-to-a-legal-battle-here-are-the-lawyers-who-will-head-up-the-fight/|access-date=November 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Biden for President Campaign Organization - Staff, Advisors and Supporters|url=https://www.democracyinaction.us/2020/biden/bidenorg.html|access-date=November 17, 2020|website=www.democracyinaction.us}}</ref> While at Harvard, Remus [[Rowing (sport)|rowed]] as senior heavyweight crew captain and tried out for the [[United States National Women's Rowing Team]].<ref>https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1997/6/4/pulling-for-the-team-pwith-a/</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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⚫ | After graduating from law school, Remus [[Law clerk|clerked]] for Judge [[Anthony Scirica]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit]]. She eventually joined [[Cravath, Swaine & Moore]] (2002-05). In 2006, she began her academic career as an inaugural faculty member at the newly established [[Drexel University]] College of Law (now [[Thomas R. Kline School of Law]]) (2006-08).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Drexel Law lines up faculty - Philadelphia Business Journal|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2005/11/07/daily22.html|access-date=November 17, 2020|website=Philadelphia Business Journal}}</ref> In 2008, she clerked for Justice [[Samuel Alito]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]].<ref name="OllsteinCook">{{cite news |last1=Ollstein |first1=Alice Miranda |last2=Cook |first2=Nancy |title=Biden names former Alito clerk to top White House job |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/17/biden-names-former-alito-clerk-to-top-white-house-job-437005 |access-date=November 17, 2020 |work=POLITICO |language=en}}</ref> She then taught from 2009-13 at the [[University of New Hampshire School of Law]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://law.unh.edu/blog/2020/12/two-members-rudman-advisory-board-named-top-posts-biden-administration|title=Two Members of the Rudman Advisory Board Named to Top Posts in Biden Administration|date=December 3, 2020|website=University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law}}</ref> and property law and judicial and legal ethics at the [[University of North Carolina School of Law]] (2013-16). |
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⚫ | Remus joined the [[Obama administration]], serving in 2016 as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel for Ethics. After Obama left office, Remus joined the [[Obama Foundation]] (2017-20) as general counsel and also served as counsel to [[Michelle Obama]]. She left the Foundation in 2019 to become general counsel in 2020 for the [[Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign]].<ref name="Path">{{cite web |last1=Shear |first1=Michael D. |title=Dana Remus Has Taken an Unlikely Path to the White House Counsel's Office |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/us/politics/dana-remus-biden.html |website=The New York Times |date=November 18, 2020}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Remus joined the [[Obama administration]], serving as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel for Ethics. After Obama left office, Remus joined the [[Obama Foundation]] as general counsel and also served as counsel to [[Michelle Obama]]. She left the Foundation in 2019 to become general counsel for the [[Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign]]. |
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===Biden administration=== |
===Biden administration=== |
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Remus was named [[White House Counsel|White House counsel]] on November 17, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barber |first1=C. Ryan |title=Former Alito Clerk Dana Remus Is Named Biden White House Counsel |url=https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2020/11/17/former-alito-clerk-dana-remus-is-named-biden-white-house-counsel/?slreturn=20201017132425 |access-date= |
Remus was named [[White House Counsel|White House counsel]] on November 17, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barber |first1=C. Ryan |title=Former Alito Clerk Dana Remus Is Named Biden White House Counsel |url=https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2020/11/17/former-alito-clerk-dana-remus-is-named-biden-white-house-counsel/?slreturn=20201017132425 |access-date=November 17, 2020 |work=National Law Journal |date=November 17, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> She left her position in July 2022 and was replaced by [[Stuart F. Delery]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Samuels |first=Brett |date=July 15, 2022 |title=White House counsel Dana Remus to leave role next month |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3524582-white-house-counsel-dana-remus-to-leave-role-next-month/ |access-date=July 24, 2022 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Carrie |date=June 15, 2022 |title=Dana Remus made legal history in the White House. Now she's moving on |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/06/15/1104920806/dana-remus-made-legal-history-in-the-white-house-now-shes-moving-on |access-date=July 24, 2022 |website=NPR |language=en}}</ref> |
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Remus is co-leading legal offensives on behalf of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] against third-party candidates in the [[2024 United States presidential election]], alongside outside lawyer [[Robert D. Lenhard]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Brien |first=Rebecca Davis |date=2024-03-20 |title=Democrats Prepare Aggressive Counter to Third-Party Threats |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/20/us/politics/democrats-third-party-candidates.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240320234730/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/20/us/politics/democrats-third-party-candidates.html |archive-date=2024-03-20 |access-date=2024-03-22 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Dana Remus is married to [[Brett M. Holmgren]]. The wedding took place on January 21, 2018, in Washington, D.C., with [[Barack Obama]] officiating.<ref name="Washingtonian">{{cite news |last1=Garrison Phillips |first1=Hayley |title=President Obama Officiated at a Wedding in DC This Past Weekend |url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/01/23/president-obama-officiated-at-a-wedding-in-dc-this-past-weekend/ |access-date= |
Dana Remus is married to [[Brett M. Holmgren]], who serves as the [[Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research]] in the [[Presidency of Joe Biden|Biden administration]]. The wedding took place on January 21, 2018, in Washington, D.C., with former President [[Barack Obama]] officiating.<ref name="Washingtonian">{{cite news |last1=Garrison Phillips |first1=Hayley |title=President Obama Officiated at a Wedding in DC This Past Weekend |url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/01/23/president-obama-officiated-at-a-wedding-in-dc-this-past-weekend/ |access-date=January 27, 2020 |work=[[Washingtonian (magazine)|Washingtonian]] |date=January 23, 2018}}</ref> The couple have one son.<ref name="Statement of Brett Holmgren">{{Cite web |date=June 15, 2021 |title=Statement of Brett Holmgren Nominee for Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research Senate Foreign Relations Committee |url=https://www.foreign.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/061521_Holmgren_Testimony.pdf |access-date=May 18, 2022 |website=foreign.senate.gov}}</ref> Remus was previously married to Michael J. "Mike" Irwin, a rowing coach.<ref>https://sjuhawks.com/staff-directory/mike-irwin/39</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States]] |
* [[List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 8)]] |
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In office January 20, 2021 – July 1, 2022 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Pat Cipollone |
Succeeded by | Stuart Delery |
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Born | 1974 or 1975 (age 48–49)[1] New Hampshire, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
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Education | Harvard University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
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Dana Ann Remus (born 1974/1975) is an American lawyer who served as White House counsel for U.S. President Joe Biden from January 2021 to July 2022. Prior to her appointment as White House counsel, Remus was general counsel for Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign. Earlier in her career, she was deputy assistant to the president and deputy counsel for ethics during the presidency of Barack Obama, was general counsel for the Obama Foundation from 2017 to 2019, and was counsel to Michelle Obama.[2]
Dana Remus was born in New Hampshire[2] and raised in the town of Bedford.[3] She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in East Asian studies from Harvard University in 1997[4] and a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 2002.[5][6] While at Harvard, Remus rowed as senior heavyweight crew captain and tried out for the United States National Women's Rowing Team.[7]
After graduating from law school, Remus clerked for Judge Anthony Scirica of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She eventually joined Cravath, Swaine & Moore (2002-05). In 2006, she began her academic career as an inaugural faculty member at the newly established Drexel University College of Law (now Thomas R. Kline School of Law) (2006-08).[8] In 2008, she clerked for Justice Samuel Alito of the Supreme Court of the United States.[9] She then taught from 2009-13 at the University of New Hampshire School of Law[10] and property law and judicial and legal ethics at the University of North Carolina School of Law (2013-16).
Remus joined the Obama administration, serving in 2016 as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel for Ethics. After Obama left office, Remus joined the Obama Foundation (2017-20) as general counsel and also served as counsel to Michelle Obama. She left the Foundation in 2019 to become general counsel in 2020 for the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign.[11]
Remus was named White House counsel on November 17, 2020.[12] She left her position in July 2022 and was replaced by Stuart F. Delery.[13][14]
Remus is co-leading legal offensives on behalf of the Democratic Party against third-party candidates in the 2024 United States presidential election, alongside outside lawyer Robert D. Lenhard.[15]
Dana Remus is married to Brett M. Holmgren, who serves as the Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research in the Biden administration. The wedding took place on January 21, 2018, in Washington, D.C., with former President Barack Obama officiating.[16] The couple have one son.[17] Remus was previously married to Michael J. "Mike" Irwin, a rowing coach.[18]
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