Washington ( CNN ) The Obama administration 's top aide in charge of promoting Obamacare enrollment is leaving the White House , possibly with eyes on helping another Democrat win the job in 2016 . Marlon Marshall , an aide to Hillary Clinton 's 2008 presidential campaign , is leaving the White House to rejoin 270 Strategies , a Democratic consulting firm he helped found . `` I am thrilled today to announce I will be returning to the management team of 270 Strategies , '' Marshall , who served as deputy director of the White House Office of Public Engagement , said in a statement . `` I want to thank the President for the opportunity to serve and Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett for being an amazing boss and mentor . '' Word of Marshall 's departure from the White House had been rumored for months , both inside and outside 270 Strategies . Buzzfeed reported in December that he was thought to rejoin the consulting firm and the Washington Post broke the story Friday morning . The now former White House aide is close with Roby Mook , an operative who many Democrats see as the frontrunner for Clinton 's 2016 campaign manager job . Mook and Marshall worked together on Clinton and Obama 's 2008 campaigns and share a small group of confidants and friends . If Mook is tapped for the top campaign job , Marshall is expected to get a top position , too . The Mook-Marshall oddly played out last year when emails for a group of people - the self-proclaimed `` Mook Mafia '' -- were leaked to ABC . In them , Marshall -- who refers to himself as `` Reverend '' - congratulated friends working on campaigns for `` crushing it mafia style . '' `` F U Republicans . Mafia till I die , '' Marshall wrote in one email obtained by ABC . `` If you have just a few minutes , hop on that activate and punish those voters ! '' Marshall said he was returning to 270 Strategies because of the group 's commitment to `` doing big things and having a meaningful impact on the issues and communities we care about . '' `` It was our deep-seated belief that grassroots organizing is a necessary component to making change in those communities , '' Marshall said . `` Today , the 270 mission is stronger than ever , and I could not be more excited to rejoin the team . ''
Marlon Marshall is leaving the White House and could be in line for a possible Clinton campaign job . Marshall will join 270 Strategies , a Democratic consulting firm he helped found . The move comes as Hillary Clinton's presidential bid enters its final stretch.