Posts by HillFaith Staff
HILL STAFF VIEWS: More Than Three-Fourths of Staffers Say No Stock Trading for Members
(QUICK READ) — With Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) generating beaucoup headlines with her apparently sudden rags-to-riches story, renewed attention is being focused on all senators and representatives seemingly still being able to profit on stock trades. Legislation to bar stock trading by Members is overwhelmingly popular with congressional aides working for both major parties, with…
Read MoreTHINK ABOUT THIS: Five Signs You’ve Become A Prodigal Son Or Daughter
Jesus’ Parable of the Prodigal Son is among the most widely known in the New Testament, but it’s much more than a memorable ancient tale about a young man who abandons family and upbringing to live a life of self-centered pleasure before hitting bottom in a far-off land. This parable may very well be about…
Read MoreHILL STAFF VIEWS: Most Hill Staffers Think Trump a No-Go For Third Term
(QUICK READ) — Ask congressional aides if they think President Donald Trump is serious when he hints at seeking a third term in the Oval and most of the responses, 63 percent overall, will be in the negative, according to a recent CNCT Capitol Pulse survey. Republican junior policy aides showed the biggest doubt about…
Read MoreHILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions, New Hires, Big Promotions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM SHIL PATEL was with Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) for eight years, but he’s now moving on from being the senator’s Chief of Staff to a new position off the Hill, serving as President of Ranger Global Advisers LLC. Shil is a 2016 Wharton MBA graduate and earned his…
Read MoreHILL FAITH VIEWS: ‘Call Your Mother’ Wins Staffers’ Fave Bagel Shop
(QUICK READ) — It was close but Call Your Mother edged out Bethesda Bagel 31 percent to 28 percent to win the title of the favorite bagel shop for congressional aides, according to the results of the latest CNCT Capitol Pulse survey. HillFaithers are not surprised since we offer free breakfast from Call Your Mother…
Read MoreHILL FAITH NEWS: Open Positions, New Hires, Big Promotions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM RAY CONOWAY moves up to the Chief of Staff slot for Rep. Kwesi Mfume (D-Md.) after serving for a year and a half as District Director. Ray is a 2018 graduate of Bowie State University with a BS in Government and a 2022 MPA graduate of McDaniel College…
Read MoreHILL STAFF VIEWS: Most Aides Backed Maduro Capture But …
(QUICK READ) — Fully 59 percent of those responding to the recent CNCT Capitol Pulse survey said they support President Donald Trump’s ordering of the daring U.S. military extraction of Venezuela dictator Nicolas Maduro, but there is a clear partisan split that should be noted. Among GOP congressional aides, support for the extraction was strong…
Read MoreHILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions, New Hires, Big Promotions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM KYRA SMITH is the new Press Secretary working for Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho). Previously, Kyra was Press Secretary in 2015 for the senator, so this new position marks a return after a long absence. Kyra earned her BA in Political Science in 2012 from the University of Idaho.…
Read MoreHILL STAFF VIEWS: Most Aides Reject Members’ Potty-Mouth Rhetoric
(QUICK READ) — Potty-mouth senators and representatives speaking on the floor of Congress, news conferences or public speeches are not a hit with the majority of congressional aides, according to the latest Capitol Pulse survey by CNCT. Fifty-six percent of the respondents told Capitol Pulse that cursing in such contexts is “inappropriate,” while 44 percent…
Read MoreHILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions, New Hires, Big Promotions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM There is a new Chief of Staff in the office of Rep. Tim Kennedy (D-NY) and her name is MCKAYLA MULHERN. Mckayla moves up from her previous duties as Senior Advisor to Kennedy. McKayla is a 2015 BA graduate in Political Science from the State University of New…
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