Rodell Mollineau

The New Jersey native, whowas one of Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid 's (D-Nev.) top communications staffers before leaving Capitol Hill in early 2011, hoped to work for The Washington Post after graduating from college. But a stint in student government changed his mind. He moved to D.C. soon after graduation and accepted a series of high-profile communications jobs.

Mollineau eventually landed at Reid 's (D-Nev.) office as staff director for the Senate Democratic Communications Center, where he supervised daily operations and developed communications strategy for Reid and the Senate Democratic Caucus.

In Janury 2011, with Reid transferring control of the SDCC to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Mollineau announced he would leave the center.

MollineauhisdeparturefromtheHill with Reid, and in April 2011, he became president of American Bridge 21st Century, a research and communications "super PAC" founded by David Brock aimed at becoming a counterweight to Republican groups influencing the electoral process. Bradley Beychock, Rep. Charlie Melancon's (D-La.) 2010 Senate campaign manager, is the group's 2012 campaign director.

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