▁campaign , ▁and ▁has ▁previously ▁worked ▁in ▁campaign ▁and ▁communic ations ▁roles ▁for ▁other ▁Democr ats ▁including ▁Ted ▁Kennedy , ▁John ▁Ker ry ▁and ▁Mich elle ▁Ob ama . ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁described ▁her ▁as ▁" a ▁popular ▁but ▁polar izing ▁face ▁of ▁( Ob ama ' s ) ▁campaign ", ▁and ▁a ▁" s old ier ▁who ▁says ▁the ▁things ▁the ▁candidate ▁can ’ t ▁( or ▁won ’ t ) ▁say ." ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁C utter ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ta un ton , ▁Massachusetts , ▁and ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁nearby ▁Ray n ham , ▁Massachusetts . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁Bridge water - R ay n ham ▁Regional ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁Her ▁mother , ▁Grace , ▁is ▁a ▁school ▁teacher , ▁and ▁her ▁brother ▁served ▁in ▁Afghan istan . ▁She ▁received ▁a ▁B . A . ▁degree ▁from ▁Smith ▁College ▁and ▁a ▁J . D . ▁degree ▁from ▁Ge or get own ▁Law ▁School . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁C utter ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁junior ▁a ide ▁to ▁Mario ▁Cu omo ▁and ▁also ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Environment al ▁Prote ction ▁Agency . ▁ ▁She ▁worked ▁for ▁President ▁Bill ▁Cl inton ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Communic ations ▁Director ▁at ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁during ▁his ▁administration ▁" to ▁help ▁restore ▁Mr . ▁Cl inton ’ s ▁image ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁( his ) ▁im pe achment ▁and ▁Mon ica ▁Lew in sky ", ▁and ▁as