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COURTESY OF LEGISTORM: QUINN HIRSCH moves into the Policy Advisor slot on the personal staff of Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.). Previously, Quinn was a Management and Program Adviser for the U.S. Department of the Treasury. She earned her BA in Public Health from American University. MARYSOL IBARRA is the new Communications Director for Rep. Norma…
Read MoreCOURTESY OF LEGISTORM: VICTORIA ELLINGTON lands as Deputy Chief of Staff for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) after serving as Director of Operations for the DeSantis presidential effort. Victoria has previously worked as a Special Assistant to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and before that as Scheduler for Rep. Pete Olson (R-Texas). Victoria earned her BS…
Read MoreCOURTESY OF LEGISTORM: NATALIE MILLER has moved into the Scheduler position for Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI), after completing her internship with Rep. Sharice Davids (D-Ks.). Natalie is a 2023 graduate of the University of Arkansas with a BA in Political Science and German Studies. Thanedar Staff Line: Legislative Turnover Index 0.76 (House Average is 0.34).…
Read MoreCOURTESY OF LEGISTORM: SOPHIE MACHALEC returns to the staff behind Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) to be Scheduler/Legislative Assistant. Previously, Sophie was an Account Manager with Advocacy Associates LLC and before that she was the South Carolinian’s Scheduler. Sophie expects to complete her MA in National Security Policy Studies at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School…
Read MoreCOURTESY OF LEGISTORM: TRAVIS ROWLAND takes over as Chief of Staff for Rep. Anna Luna (R-Fla.). Previously, Travis served as Legislative Director and Counsel for Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.). He is a 2019 University of Kentucky School of Law graduate and he earned his BA in History in 2016 from Kentucky Wesleyan University. In an…
Read MoreIn one of her final acts as Speaker of the House, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) raised the salary cap for congressional aides, boosting it to $212,100 from the present $203,700. She announced the increase in a Dear Colleague Letter: “As you know, our hard-working, patriotic congressional staffers are integral to the functioning of the House…
Read MoreCourtesy of Legistorm: LIZZ SHAVERS is the new Scheduler for Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and her first full-time position on a congressional staff. Previously, Lizz was an Intern in the office of Rep. Trent Kelly (R-Miss.). She is a 2022 graduate of the University of Mississippi at Oxford in Psychology. TUCKER KNOTT returns to the…
Read MoreCourtesy of Legistorm: NORA KOHLI steps into the duties of Communications Director for Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) following a stint in a similar position for Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY). Nora, an avid hiker, completed her BS in English in 2018 from Emory University. LAYNEE BUCKELS is now Communications Director for Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas). Before…
Read MoreCourtesy of Legistorm: He retired from the Hill two years ago, but MARK PETTIT is back as Chief of Staff for Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.). His previous stint in the same position lasted from January 2011 to June 2020. Mark is a 1978 graduate of Brigham Young University with a MS in Mechanical Engineering. ROSALYN…
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Congressional aides in junior level staff positions and living in the District of Columbia are typically paid low salaries, but a new analysis of compensation and cost-of-living data shows one in eight of them receive less than a living wage. “For many job-seekers who don’t have financial help from relatives or time for an additional…
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