Florida Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, recently tapped by President Barack Obama to be the next chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, may be bringing some of her congressional staff to her latest gig.
Democratic insiders said Wasserman Schultz may be taking Tracie Pough, chief of staff in her House office, Jonathan Beeton, her longtime spokesman, and several other aides to the DNC. The committee has a May 4 meeting scheduled during which Wasserman Schultz will be approved as the new chairwoman.
But a source close to the Florida Democrat cautioned that such discussions are "still in flux" and that these aides could end up splitting their time between the DNC and her House office, depending on their own personal situations and what best serves her — and the DNC's — best interests.
"Since she will be doing both official and political work, we are looking into the ability for some of her senior staff to be both official and political," the source said. "As such, we are exploring options with the relevant officials to make sure that this can be done in a way that complies with all laws and rules. If this can't be done, then a decision will need to be made as to where [they] would go."
The source added: "So, she will have some staff that is strictly official and some staff that is strictly DNC, but there may be some staff that are shared so that they can more accurately reflect the work she'll be doing both in the House and at the DNC."
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