Doug Jones just appointed the Senate Democrats' only African-American Chief of Staff.

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/01/03/alabamas-doug-jones-sworn-senator-narrowing-republican-majority/997769001/

In one of his first moves, Jones named his leadership team Tuesday – all of them Alabama natives.

Dana Gresham, a Birmingham native and former assistant secretary for governmental affairs at the Department of Transportation, will serve as his chief of staff. That announcement earned praise from some civil rights groups, as Gresham becomes the only African-American chief of staff in a Senate Democratic office.

“This is a big and historic hire," said Don Bell, director of the Black Talent Initiative at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.

Jones faces some challenges in the Republican-controlled Senate. He is one of only two Democrats in Alabama’s congressional delegation. Rep. Terri Sewell, who campaigned with Jones across the state, is the other Democrat.


MORE ABOUT DANA GRESHAM HERE:

https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2018/01/02/doug-jones-hires-alabamians-for-key-senior-staff.html

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1. Smart choices.

Just won the next election.