Rahm Emanuel, who has served a number of political duties in the White House, is more than likely going to step down as Chief of Staff within the next few days in order to pursue a run for Mayor of Chicago. Current Mayor of Chicago Richard M. Daley has elected not to run for his 7th term, and will retire once his current term is over. Emanuel hopes to win his spot.
Emanuel, was born in Chicago, and lived there for a decent amount of time. Whether or not he would be the favorite in the election for Mayor of the city is an argument that has two sides.
It will certainly be a lofty goal for Rahm, whose name (Rahm) means “lofty” in Hebrew.
There is no word on who will replace Emanuel as Chief of Staff, but rumors have it that it will be the current deputy chief of staff, Pete Rouse.
