Terrell McSweeny

White House Profile

Terrell McSweeny

Domestic Policy Advisor to the Vice President

Terrell McSweeny has advised three Presidential candidates on domestic policy and related matters. In 2008, she worked for Vice President Biden in various capacities, travelling with him as his Issues Director during the general election campaign and serving as his Deputy Chief of Staff and Policy Director in the U.S. Senate -- where she managed domestic and economic policy development and legislative initiatives -- as well as his principal domestic policy advisor during his own Presidential campaign.

In 2004, McSweeny served as the Deputy Policy Director for the Wes Clark for President campaign in Little Rock, Arkansas; earlier, in 2000, she worked in the Gore for President campaign in Nashville, Tennessee. Her government service includes her work as Counsel to Senator Biden, where she worked on Judiciary Committee issues such as women's rights, domestic violence, intellectual property, judicial nominations, immigration and civil rights. In addition to her policy work in Presidential campaigns, McSweeny was also an attorney at O'Melveny & Myers LLP. McSweeny is a graduate of Harvard University and Georgetown University Law School.

Terrell McSweeny's Posts

Economy

Retrofitting and the Middle Class

October 17, 2009 at 1:21 PM EDT

With the leaves changing color, the air crisper, and the days shorter – fall is fully upon us (well, depending on where you live) - and many Americans are putting the heat back on in their homes. In that spirit, the Vice President is holding a Middle Class Task Force event at the White House on Monday morning to unveil our "Recovery through Retrofit" report.

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Education

Saving and Paying for College - Back to School

September 9, 2009 at 12:00 PM EDT

Vice President Biden and the Middle Class Task Force just wrapped up a town hall meeting on college affordability at Syracuse University. Find out what happened.

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Seniors and Social Security

More Stable and Secure Health Care For Seniors

July 16, 2009 at 2:00 PM EDT

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Family

Blogging to the Middle: Improving Food Safety

July 7, 2009 at 12:14 PM EDT

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Education

Blogging to the Middle: Simplifying Financial Aid Applications

June 29, 2009 at 3:18 PM EDT

Here at the Middle Class Task Force, we have been working on ways to make college more affordable for families in America. The President, the Vice President and the Middle Class Task Force are committed to making sure that every student has the opportunity to earn a college degree.

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