WASHINGTON — Cedric Richmond, a former congressman who became a top aide to President Joe Biden, will leave the White House to join the Democratic National Committee as the party faces the possible loss of both houses of Congress in November’s midterm elections, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Richmond, who headed the White House Office of Public Engagement, will soon begin going around the country to help raise campaign funds and promote the party’s message heading into the fall, the person said.
He will be working with DNC Chair Jaime Harrison. Richmond, who represented a district in Louisiana, advised the president on major legislation as well as coronavirus vaccination programs and took part in the campaign to get Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed to the Supreme Court.
