Obama campaign taps Wear, 24, to lead religious outreach

President Obama’s reelection campaign has tapped a 24-year-old executive assistant in the White House faith-based office to head up its outreach to religious communities.

Michael R. Wear, who has worked in the White House for the past three and a half years, will move to Chicago to become the campaign’s Faith Vote director in late May, White House officials confirmed.

“It has been an honor working with Michael Wear to create positive faith-based and nonprofit partnerships to serve people in need,” said Joshua DuBois, executive director of the Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Wear was DuBois’s executive assistant.