Michelle Obama has chosen Jackie Norris to be her chief of staff. Jackie was President-elect Barack Obama's Iowa state director.

From the Des Moines Register.

Norris, 38, is married to John Norris, a longtime Democratic operative and chairman of the Iowa Utilities Board. The couple have three young sons.

Prior to taking on her role as a top Obama adviser in Iowa, Jackie Norris was a high school government and history teacher.

However, she has been involved in Democratic politics in Iowa for more than 10 years. She was finance director to Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack's 1998 campaign and worked as former Vice President Al Gore's political director during the Democrat's 2000 caucus campaign.