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Aaron Keyak tapped to lead Jewish outreach for Biden campaign

Former vice president Joe Biden’s campaign team has hired Aaron Keyak, former head of the National Jewish Democratic Council, to oversee Jewish outreach.

Keyak, who called the 2020 contest “the most important election of our lifetimes,” boasts a background in Democratic politics.

He already serves on the Biden campaign’s finance committee. And in addition to stints as communications director for Democratic representatives Jerrold Nadler of New York and Steve Rothman of New Jersey, Keyak helped lead a Jewish outreach team known as “The Hub” that backed President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection bid. The group claimed partial credit for Obama’s victory in Florida, where it led major outreach efforts.