Ronald Alan Klain is an American attorney, political consultant, and former lobbyist who served as White House chief of staff under President Joe Biden from 2021 to 2023.
21 Facts About Ron Klain
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Ron Klain was appointed by President Barack Obama as White House Ebola Response Coordinator after the appearance of Ebola virus cases in the United States, serving from 2014 to 2015.
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In January 2023, Ron Klain announced his plans to step down as chief of staff in the weeks after Biden's State of the Union address in February.
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Ronald Alan Klain was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Stanley Klain, a building contractor, and Sarann Warner, a travel agent.
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Ron Klain graduated from North Central High School in 1979 and was on the school's Brain Game team which finished as season runner-up.
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From 1983 to 1984, Ron Klain served as legislative director for US representative Ed Markey.
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Ron Klain joined the Clinton-Gore campaign in 1992 and was involved in both of Bill Clinton's presidential campaigns.
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Ron Klain continued to serve as Gore's chief of staff following the official launch of Gore's presidential campaign on June 16,1999.
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Ron Klain was registered as a lobbyist for Fannie Mae until 2005.
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Ron Klain served as an informal adviser to Evan Bayh who is from Ron Klain's home state of Indiana.
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Ron Klain was one of the people who assisted Barack Obama in his preparation for the 2008 United States presidential debates.
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On November 12,2008, Roll Call announced that Ron Klain had been chosen to serve as chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden, the same role he served for Gore.
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Ron Klain had worked with Biden, having served as counsel to the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary while Biden chaired the committee and assisted Biden's speechwriting team during the 1988 presidential campaign.
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Ron Klain was mentioned as a possible replacement for White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, but opted to leave the White House in January 2011 and return to Case Holdings, where he oversaw Revolution LLC and assisted Steve Case and his wife, Jean Case, in administering the Case Foundation.
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Ron Klain helped Clinton prepare for the Democratic primary debates, as well as the presidential debates against Republican nominee Donald Trump.
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On November 11,2020, it was announced that President-elect Joe Biden had selected Ron Klain to be White House Chief of Staff.
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Ron Klain has received praise for his organizational abilities and for his responsiveness while serving as President Biden's chief of staff, while drawing criticism for being overly concerned with elite opinion, as reflected by his active Twitter presence, and for being too aligned with his party's left bloc.
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In October 2022, the Office of Special Counsel found that Ron Klain had violated the Hatch Act and was warned not to do so again.
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On January 21,2023, it was reported that Ron Klain would resign as chief of staff in the period following the 2023 State of the Union Address on February 7.
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Ron Klain received a salary of almost $2 million in 2020 from the venture capital firm Revolution LLC, where he served as general counsel and executive vice president.
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Ron Klain was portrayed by Kevin Spacey in the HBO film Recount, which depicted the tumult of the 2000 presidential election.