On January 15 , 2008 Durazo endorsed Barack Obama for president , and took a three-week leave of absence from her job as Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor in order to campaign for Obama . She then became a national co-chair of the Obama for President campaign committee , and was a pledged delegate for Obama at the National Convention in Denver . She served as Vice Chair on the 2008 Democratic National Convention Committee
National Convention
2008 Democratic National Convention
Maria Elena Durazo