Melody Barnes

Biography

Melody C. Barnes (born April 29, 1964) is an American lawyer and political advisor. Formerly an aide and chief counsel to Senator Ted Kennedy on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Barnes later worked at the Center for American Progress, a think tank, before joining Senator Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. When Obama became president, Barnes was appointed director of the Domestic Policy Council, serving from January 2009 to January 2012.

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