OMAHA- If President-elect Biden selects Symone Sanders as his press secretary, the Omaha native will be making history. She would be the first woman of color to serve an American president in that role and many see it as a realistic possibility. Numerous national news outlets consider her to be a top candidate.

In Sanders' book, No, You Shut Up: Speaking Truth to Power and Reclaiming America, she spoke about wanting to be a press secretary someday. Both Republicans and Democrats agree she would be well suited in that role. She previously served as the national press secretary in 2016 for Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign.

She grew up in North Omaha and attended Sacred Heart and Mercy High School before graduating from Creighton University. Her mother is the publisher for the Omaha Star, Omaha's Black-owned newspaper

Sources report another top candidate is Kate Bedingfield, the campaign's deputy campaign manager and oversaw communications. .

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