Early Life and Career
She is the youngest of six children. Her parents, Santiago and Alejandrina Solis, were immigrants from Monterrey, Mexico. She grew up in Chicago, Illinois in the Pilsen neighborhood, attending the Notre Dame High School for Girls and Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies. Her oldest brother, Daniel Solis, is a Chicago alderman representing the 25th ward.
Doyle entered politics working on Richard M. Daley's campaign for Mayor of Chicago. Later she went with David Wilhelm (Bill Clinton's campaign manager) from Chicago to Little Rock, where she became Hillary Rodham Clinton's assistant. She is credited with coining the term "Hillaryland", the close circle of Clinton advisers, dating back to 1992.
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