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Marla Romash is a Democratic political consultant and speechwriter and pastry chef [1] [2] based out of Jamestown, Rhode Island. [3] She served as communications director to Vice President Al Gore in The White House and press secretary on his 2000 presidential campaign. [4] [5] Prior to working for Vice President Gore, Romash was a TV and print reporter. [5] She has worked with EMILY's List, [6] and worked on the senate campaigns of Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal. [7] [8] Romash moved to Jamestown, Rhode Island in 2016, where she continues to operate a pastry and cookie business. [9]

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References

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