Archive for October 21, 2019
If Clarissa Rojas’s Life-Story Doesn’t Inspire You, Nothing Will
Clarissa Rojas, 23, is one of the youngest communications directors working on Capitol Hill, having begun serving in that position earlier this month for Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.). But her latest position is not her first on Capitol Hill. Rojas previously served as press secretary for Rep. Nannette Diaz Barragan (D-Calif.) and before that as…
Read MoreCongress Needs Bigger, Better-Paid Or More Experienced Staffs?
What do you say if a former boss asks you for a few minutes to chat, then closes the door and explains that she wants to pick your brain about reshaping her staff to advance her legislative agenda more effectively? Do you say “hire more staff” or “let some people go and pay those you…
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