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Obama picks Iowa native as Ohio Rural Vote Director
Sen. Barack Obama Wednesday, July 16, named Doug O’Brien the campaign’s Ohio Rural Vote Director.
O’Brien was most recently Assistant Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture. In that job, he oversaw the department’s biofuels, bioproducts, and renewable energy policy efforts. He also chaired the Ohio Agriculture to Chemicals, Polymers, and Advanced Materials Task Force, a body created by the state legislature and Governor Ted Strickland.
O’Brien was raised on a farm in Iowa and has dedicated his career to agriculture. O’Brien previously served as senior advisor to Iowa Governor Chet Culver on renewable energy issues.
He is former counsel for the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee and worked as a Legal Specialist in the U.S. Department of Agriculture during the Clinton Administration.
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By peter
July 18, 2008 10:28 AM | Link to this
Why does the headline emphasize that he’s an Iowa native? It seems more relevant that he was the Assistant Director of Agriculture in Ohio.