Lorraine Voles

Daniel Smith

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(m. 1992)​

Lorraine Voles
Voles in 2023
Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States
In office May 16, 2022 –January 20, 2025
Education	George Washington University (BA, MA)

Lorraine Ann Voles (born January 15, 1959) is an American political advisor who served as chief of staff to the vice president of the United States under Kamala Harris from 2022 to 2025.

Education

Voles's father is Joseph A. Voles, from Cambridge, Massachusetts. ^[1]

Voles earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and a Master of Arts in organizational leadership from the George Washington University. ^[2]

Career

Voles worked for the Walter Mondale 1984 presidential campaign and Michael Dukakis 1988 presidential campaign. She also worked as a project manager for the Natural Resources Defense Council and served as deputy White House press secretary during the first year of the Clinton administration. ^[3] She also worked as press secretary for Iowa senator Tom Harkin. ^[1] From 1993 to 1997, she served as director of communications for Vice President Al Gore. ^{[4] [5]} From 1998 to 2006, Voles worked as an independent communications consultant for organizations including Porter Novelli, the Smithsonian Institution, EMILY's List, and the Democratic National Committee. In 2006 and 2007, she served as director of communications for then-Senator Hillary Clinton. From 2007 to 2009, she was the senior vice president of Fannie Mae for communications and marketing. ^[6] She was also the vice president of George Washington University for external relations from 2009 to 2020. ^{[7] [8]} In the summer of 2021, Voles joined the Office of the Vice President of the United States as a senior advisor and was promoted to chief of staff in April 2022. ^{[9] [10]}

Personal life

In 1992, Voles married Daniel Edward Smith, a lawyer and native of Buffalo Center, Iowa. Smith worked for the Al Gore 1988 presidential campaign, American Cancer Society, and various members of the United States Senate before founding an independent consulting firm. ^{[1] [11]}

References

1. "WEDDINGS; Lorraine A. Voles, Daniel E. Smith". The New York Times. 1992-08-23. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-05-07.
2. "ByGeorge!". www2.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
3. Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents. Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration. 1993.
4. Berke, Richard L. (1997-09-13). "Gore Is Facing Toughest Point Of His Career". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-05-07.
5. Davis, Lanny J. (1999-08-06). Truth to Tell: Tell It Early, Tell It All, Tell It Yourself: Notes from My White House Education. Simon and Schuster. ISBN   978-0-684-86413-6.
6. Sfondeles, Tina; Thompson, Alex (27 September 2021). "Harris' non-crisis crisis comms hire". POLITICO. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
7. POLITICO Staff (15 January 2020). "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Lorraine Voles, VP for external relations at George Washington University". POLITICO. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
8. "Revolving Door: Lorraine Voles Employment Summary | OpenSecrets". 10.33.1.124. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
9. Daniels, Eugene (21 April 2022). "Tina Flournoy, Harris' chief of staff, is leaving the administration". POLITICO. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
10. "Harris replaces chief of staff in latest VP office shakeup". AP NEWS. 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
11. "Dan Smith - AdvocacySmiths (2014-), President and Founder - Biography | LegiStorm". www.legistorm.com. Retrieved 2022-05-07.