Emerging Issues On The Hill
COURTESY OF LEGISTORM: ERIC SNEDDON is the new Scheduling/Operations Director for Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Calif.). Prior to his move to the Brownley operation, Eric was Government Affairs Assistant for America’s Credit Unions. He earned his BA in Political Science and Government in 2019 from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). REGAN BRUNO makes…
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Congressional aides working on the House side of Capitol Hill benefitted in 2023 from higher average salaries, but there was a slight catch in that good news, according to research by Legistorm. Holiday bonuses weren’t as generous in 2023 as they had been in previous years. “House staffers working for member offices received 11.9 percent…
Read MoreCOURTESY OF LEGISTORM: HAYLEY FERNANDES makes the big move from the California State Capital to Congress, taking over as Agriculture Legislative Assistant to Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.). Back in Sacramento, Hayley previously served as a Fellow on the California Senate Rules Committee. Hayley received her BS in Dairy Science from California Polytechnic State University in…
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People who work on Capitol Hill as congressional aides deal with vitally important issues on a regular basis, so much so that sometimes it becomes difficult to figure out which ones must be dealt with now and which can be left for another day. Then there are those that are simply ignored because facing them…
Read MoreIf you are thinking of moving to a new position, now might well be a good time to start making some calls to friends or contacts with links to any of the 18 standing and select Senate committees. Under a newly approved Senate resolution, the total allocation for staff and oversight by the committees (except…
Read MoreCOURTESY OF LEGISTORM: MARCUS GARZA makes the move from being Chief of Staff for Rep. Marie Newman (D-Ill.) to the same position for Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.). Marcus earned his BS in Political Science and International Affairs from Florida State University in 2010. CLAIRE BOSSONG is now handling the calendar for Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.)…
Read MoreCOURTESY OF LEGISTORM: CRAIG TRAINOR takes on his first challenge as a congressional aide and it is in a major role, Senior Special Counsel to the House Judiciary Committee and the Chairman, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). He is the former Senior Litigation Counsel for the America First Policy Institute. Craig earned his JD in 2005…
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No, this is not another one of the seemingly endless parade of books, articles, videos and podcasts dealing with topics like “how to succeed without really trying,” or “the seven healthiest habits of the seven happiest colleagues you know,” or “you deserve to be the boss.” This is about the tough reality of living and…
Read MoreWith the opening of the 118th Congress, hundreds of staff vacancies are being filled on the personal staffs of individual senators and representatives, as well as on the committee staffs of the Senate and House of Representatives. If you are new to the Hill, you should know which offices have the highest staff turnover rates…
Read MoreThree hundred and three of the 434 Members sworn-in for the 118th Congress claim to be Protestants, while another 148 say they belong to Catholic parishes, meaning fully 87.5 percent of the House of Representatives identify as Christians, according to the Pew Research Center (PRC). In the latest edition of the PRC’s “Faith on the…
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