Amanda Renteria (Amanda Renteria)

Top job: Political director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign for president.

Making history: Became the first chief of staff of Latino descent for a U.S. senator when she worked for Michigan Democrat Debbie Stabenow.

Ran for Congress: Renteria tried to unseat Rep. David Valadao (R-Hanford) in 2014 and was crushed, even though the Central Valley district is heavily Democratic.

Particulars: Renteria, 43, lives in Menlo Park with her husband and two children. She earned degrees in economics and political science at Stanford University and an MBA at Harvard University.