Amanda Andrea Renteria was born on November 15,1974 and is the current CEO of Code for America.
16 Facts About Amanda Renteria
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Amanda Renteria served as a member of President Joe Biden's Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics and serves on the Treasury Advisory Commission on Racial Equity.
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Amanda Renteria is recognized for her role as the National Political Director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, and her service as the Chief of Operations for California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
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Amanda Renteria made history as the first Latina Chief of Staff in the US Senate working for United States Senators Dianne Feinstein and Debbie Stabenow.
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Amanda Renteria was named CEO of Code for America on May 1,2020.
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Amanda Renteria was hired to fill the position of political director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.
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On February 20,2018, Amanda Renteria announced her candidacy in the 2018 California gubernatorial election.
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Amanda Renteria finished behind Republicans John H Cox and State Assemblyman Travis Allen.
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Amanda Renteria decided to move to the public sector to "make a difference," working for one year as a math teacher at her former high school in Woodlake and helping San Jose with a neighborhood revitalization initiative, before going to Harvard Business School.
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Amanda Renteria became a member of Senator Dianne Feinstein's staff in 2005.
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Amanda Renteria later took a job with Senator and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow as a legislative aid on economic issues.
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Amanda Renteria was promoted to legislative director, and became Stabenow's chief of staff in 2008.
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Amanda Renteria was the first Latina chief of staff in Senate history.
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In 2013, Amanda Renteria was considered for the role of chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, but withdrew her name from consideration.
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Amanda Renteria's father emigrated from Mexico in the 1960s, settling in Woodlake, California; her mother was born in the United States.
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Amanda Renteria played basketball and softball for the Stanford Cardinal.