Rahm Emanuel

About Rahm

• He was a dancer when he was young; he got a scholarship to the Joffrey Ballet and almost took it.
• Realized that ballet was his mother's dream for him; it wasn't his own personal passion.
• His driving goal was to get to the White House and work for a president he believed in-accomplished that as President Clinton's senior advisor.
• While he was working in the White House, he started to feel himself pulled towards running for office.
• Realized he didn't want to look back and say "woulda, coulda, shoulda," so he left his high-powered position to run for mayor of Chicago.
• Says that improving the education system in Chicago was the core passion behind his run for office.
• Told everyone that worked in the White House, "This is special, so if you pull up to these gates and don't feel a tingle, turn in your badge and get out."
• Used that metaphor to signify that if you don't have a passion for whatever it is you're doing, you always have time to move on to something else.