Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris during the presidential campaign. Prior to her work with Harris during the election and with the BidenβHarris administration , Jean-Pierre was the senior advisor and national spokeswoman for the progressive advocacy group MoveOn.
Jean-Pierre was often responsible for caring for her siblings, eight and ten years younger, because both parents worked six or seven days per week. She is fluent in English, French, and Haitian Creole. She was the southeast regional political director for John Edwards ' presidential campaign in During Barack Obama 's presidential campaign , Jean-Pierre was the campaign's southeast regional political director [ 8 ] [ 17 ] and was the regional political director for the White House Office of Political Affairs during the Obama administration 's first term.
Jean-Pierre served as the deputy campaign manager for Martin O'Malley 's presidential campaign. In April , MoveOn named Jean-Pierre as a senior advisor and national spokesperson for the presidential election. MoveOn said she would "advise on and serve as a spokesperson around MoveOn's electoral work, including a major effort to stand up to Donald Trump.
Jean-Pierre worked as a senior advisor to Joe Biden 's presidential campaign. She joined the Biden team in May , and explained to The Haitian Times that a desire to shape the future was especially motivating; she said that when she was approached by the campaign, she looked at her daughter and thought, "There is no way I can not get involved in this election. During her tenure, Jean-Pierre often responded to press questions by citing the Hatch Act , a law which forbids civil-service employees from engaging in political action while on the job.
As she had not used the term in her official capacity since that June, they declined to pursue disciplinary action. Beginning in early with the Chinese balloon incident , Jean-Pierre has often been joined in media briefings by National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby , who has more experience in government communications. Kirby has grown to occupy many of the roles traditionally filled by the press secretary, such as appearing on news programs.
