Laying out a list of the “power couples” within the new administration of President Barack Obama, Washington, D.C.,-based news site Politico points to a pair of Iowans as a couple to keep an eye on.

Jennifer O’Malley Dillon and Patrick Dillon are no strangers to Iowa. Patrick, 31, was a prominent strategist for Gov. Chet Culver’s 2006 campaign before becoming his chief of staff. Jennifer, 32, ran John Edwards’ Iowa Caucus campaign moving to Barack Obama’s campaign to oversee his efforts in battleground states.

Now, the two are becoming just as high profile in D.C. She was tapped to be the president’s handpicked executive director of the Democratic National Committee, and he is the White House deputy director of political affairs.

According to Politico, “These young-but-seasoned political operatives have Obama’s inside-outside game down pat.”

Iowa’s other “power couple” was not included on Politico’s list. John and Jackie Norris have been in the news of late after both changed their D.C. jobs. Jackie, who was First Lady Michelle Obama’s chief of staff, became the head of the Corporation for National and Community Service, which oversees government-run programs like AmeriCorps. A few days later, John was tapped for a seat on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which has oversight of America’s energy businesses from power plant to plug.