Cynthia C. Hogan is the Counsel to the Vice President of the United States

Vice President of the United States

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, Joe Biden

Joe Biden

Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. is the 47th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President Barack Obama...

, under President Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...

. Hogan previously worked as Chief Counsel to Vice President Biden during his time in the United States Senate

United States Senate

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 and served as Staff Director of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

In 1995, she assisted with the drafting of anti-terrorism legislation.

She has experience with judicial nominations. During the confirmation process for Sonia Sotomayor

Sonia Sotomayor

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's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, she was (metaphorically) Judge Sotomayor's sherpa

Sherpa people

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She holds a B.A.

Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...

 in art history

Art history

Art history has historically been understood as the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, i.e. genre, design, format, and style...

 from Oberlin College

Oberlin College

Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating...

 (1979), and a J.D.

Juris Doctor

Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...

 from the University of Virginia Law School (1984). She was Notes Editor

Editor in chief

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 of the Virginia Law Review

Virginia Law Review

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, then a clerk for U.S. District Court judge

Judge

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 Edward Norman Cahn

Edward Norman Cahn

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 in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She was an associate at Williams & Connolly

Williams & Connolly

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, before going to work for Biden (1991–1996). She advised Biden unofficially while she stayed home raising her children.

She and her husband both contributed to Democratic National Committee

Democratic National Committee

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 (1992). She gave money to Ralph Neas

Ralph Neas

Ralph G. Neas is CEO of the National Coalition on Health Care , a non-profit, non-partisan organization working to improve America's health care system....

 (1997) in his unsuccessful attempt to unseat Connie Morella

Connie Morella

Constance Albanese "Connie" Morella is a Republican United States politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 2003. She also served as Permanent Representative to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development from 2003 to 2007. She...

 in Maryland's 8th congressional district

Maryland's 8th congressional district

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. Her husband has consistently donated to his employer's (the Arent Fox

Arent Fox

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 law firm

Law firm

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) political action committee

Political action committee

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; the firm appears to contribute to the party of the incumbent President of the United States

President of the United States

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