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MOVING UP: Courtesy of Legistorm: ANNA SONG gets the promotion to Senior Legislative Assistant after serving on the personal staff of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) as Legislative Assistant for nearly four years. Anna earned her BA in Political Science in 2018 from the University of California at Santa Barbara. GOWAN SMITH takes over as Legislative…
Read MoreHILL STAFF VIEWS: Democrat Staffers Want More Union Contracts for Aides
(QUICK READ) — This will not come as a surprise to most readers, but a huge majority of Democratic aides working on Capitol Hill told a recent CNCT Capitol Pulse survey that they would “support union contracts becoming more common on Capitol Hill.” Fully 70 percent of the Democratic aides overall replied affirmatively, including 88…
Read MoreHILL STAFF VIEWS: Slim Majority of Congressional Aides Trust AI Firms to Police Themselves
(QUICK READ) — Well, this comes as a bit of a shocker, considering all the scary doomsaying in recent weeks predicting that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will develop its own agenda, including wiping out all traces of we human beings. A majority, slim but a majority, 51 percent, of congressional aides responding to a recent CNCT…
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MOVING UP: Courtesy of Legistorm: JAKE CARVALHO takes the leap from Interning to Press Assistant/Staff Assistant for Rep. Russell Frye (R-SC). Jake is on-schedule to graduate from Coastal Carolina University in 2027 with a BA in Recreation/Sports Management and Public Relations. JENNA WILLIAMSON joins the staff of Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), assuming the duties of…
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MOVING UP: Courtesy of Legistorm: MEDINA HRUSTIC moves into her first-ever full-time position working on a congressional staff, serving as Constituent Advocate for Rep. John Mannion (D-NY). Medina is a 2025 BBA graduate in Management from the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute. Of special note, Medina is fluent in Croatian, Serbian and Bosnian!…
Read MoreHILL STAFF VIEWS: Majority of Congressional Aides Refuse Gamble on Sports Betting
(QUICK READ) — College and pro football seasons are in full swing and so is the growing sports betting industry, but a clear majority — 53 percent — of congressional aides responding to a CNCT Capitol Pulse Survey aren’t picking up the cards on the table. The 53 percent majority opposition is noticeably intense, with…
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MOVING UP: Courtesy of Legistorm: SAMANTHA RYLS-JORDAN assumes the duties of Administrative Director in the office of Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). Ryls-Jordan was previously Cornyn’s Administrative Director on the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Border Security and Immigration Subcommittee. She is a 2017 graduate of Southern Utah University with a BA Psychology and Criminal Justice. JEREMY HOFFNER…
Read MoreHILL STAFF VIEWS: Aides Give 119th Congress Passing Grades, Just Barely
(QUICK READ) — A fair majority of congressional aides responding to a recent CNCT Capitol Pulse Survey gave the 119th Congress a passing grade, and there were almost as many who give it an F. Respondents, who were self-selecting, were asked “How would you grade the productivity of the 119th Congress?” The 55 percent majority…
Read MoreHILL STAFF VIEWS: Majority of Young Democratic Aides Say They Are ‘More Radical’ Than Their Boss
(QUICK READ) — A clear majority, 53 percent, of Democratic Hill aides under the age of 30 describe themselves as “More Radical” than the Democratic senator or representative for whom they work, according to a recent CNCT Capitol Pulse survey. Overall, 41 percent of the respondents covering both major political parties described themselves with that…
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MOVING UP: Courtesy of Legistorm: JERRY HODGE takes on his first job ever as a congressional aide, moving into the Veterans and Military Affairs Constituent Liaison slot working for Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NEB). Jerry is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. MAGGIE FITZGERALD is also moving into her first-ever full-time job as an aide…
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