Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei wāhanga - I te tau 2008, i mahi a Hurd i te pakanga perehitini a Barack Obama
, hei wāhanga o te rōpū rangahau kaupapa here ā-waho, me te āwhina ki te whakatū i te kaha tiaki pōti i Washoe County, Nevada. I waenganui o te tau 2009, i uru atu a Hurd ki te Whakahaere Obama hei Kaiwhakahaere Matua, Whakatairanga Whakatairanga me te Kaupapahere Tauhokohoko, e mahi ana i te Tari Tauhokohoko. I a ia e mahi ana i te Tauhokohoko, ko Hurd te kaiarahi torangapu mo te Komiti Whakahaere Whakatairanga Tauhokohoko, i awhina ai ia ki te whakatinana i te Kaupapa Kaweake a Motu. I tuhia e ia te Pire NEI Tuatahi ki te Perehitini me te Mahere Tauhokohoko a Motu 2011, i tukuna e rua ki te Whare Ma. I mahi hoki a Hurd hei mema mo te Kaunihera Pakihi o te Whare Ma, e korero ana ki nga kaiarahi pakihi puta noa i te motu mo te hiranga o te whakatairanga kaweake.