District 24 (South Flushing, Jamaica Hills, Briarwood, Forest Hills): In this race, Barry Grodenchik has a better grasp of city issues than James Gennaro, a worthy opponent with strong environmental credentials, or David Reich, who has worked for two state senators.
Two of Mr. Obama's top deputies — Denis R. McDonough, the chief of staff; and Pete Rouse, counselor to the president — worked for one of those senators, Tom Daschle, Democrat of South Dakota, at the time, and Mr. Pfeiffer joined his staff after that.
Before joining Obama's Senate campaign, he had worked for two congressmen, three U.S. senators, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and the Presidential candidate John Kerry.
Mr. Cunningham, 55, had worked for two governors, Hugh L. Carey and Mario M. Cuomo, and for Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan before joining Mr. Bloomberg in 2001.
In college, he worked for two summers as an intern for Senator Edward M. Kennedy in Boston, Massachusetts.
Since leaving Alston & Bird in 2009, the former senator has worked for two more law and lobbying firms, DLA Piper and Baker Donelson.
The Senate is scheduled to work for five straight weeks after a vote Monday night to force senators to return to Washington.
He came to Washington young and idealistic, and worked for a congressman, three senators and Donald Rumsfeld.
"I worked for Senator Ron Wyden for six years.
Ms. Bair is a Republican; at one point she worked for Senator Bob Dole of Kansas.
