Ricki Lynn Seidman was born on August 24,1955 and is an American political adviser, government official, and Democratic Party activist.
12 Facts About Ricki Seidman
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Ricki Seidman was born on August 24,1955, to a Jewish family, the daughter of Eileen Joan and Frank Ricki Seidman.
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Ricki Seidman earned a Bachelor of Arts from Miami University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law.
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Ricki Seidman has been involved in presidential campaigns beginning with Walter Mondale in 1984, Michael Dukakis in 1988, and Bill Clinton in 1992.
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Ricki Seidman worked for President Clinton as assistant to the president, as the director of scheduling and advance, and as the deputy communications director and assistant to the president.
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Ricki Seidman appeared in the 1993 documentary film about the 1992 Clinton campaign for president, The War Room, and the 2008 film The Return of the War Room documenting Barack Obama's presidential campaign.
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Ricki Seidman worked as an assistant to Senator Ted Kennedy and chief investigator for the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee where she worked against the Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas nominations to the US Supreme Court.
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Ricki Seidman was played by Grace Gummer in the HBO film Confirmation, depicting her role as adviser to Anita Hill during the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination.
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Ricki Seidman served as then-Senator Joe Biden's communications director during the Obama presidential campaign in 2008.
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In 2021, Ricki Seidman rejoined the Department of Justice under the Biden administration.
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Ricki Seidman served as a fellow of the Harvard Institute of Politics at the John F Kennedy School of Government, and for three years as executive director of Rock the Vote.
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Ricki Seidman served as an advisor to Google from 2006 to 2011 and her firm, TSD Communications, included Facebook among its clientele.