Updated at 12:30 p.m. ET
President-elect Joe Biden is drawing on a number of senior operatives from his campaign to fill out key top positions in his White House.
On Tuesday, Biden named Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond, a co-chair of his campaign, as a senior adviser who will also lead his Office of Public Engagement, which connects the White House to advocacy and interest groups. Jen O’Malley Dillon, his campaign manager, will become deputy chief of staff. Mike Donilon, another key campaign strategist and well-known Democratic operative, will become a senior adviser. Steve Ricchetti, Biden’s second chief of staff when he was vice president and a longtime aide, will be given the title of counselor. Dana Remus, who served as general counsel of the Biden campaign, will be counsel to the president.
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