STAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up The Hill This Week
COURTESY 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.) as Scheduler. Claire previously served as District Director for State Senator Tom Bennett (R-Ill.). Her BS in Agricultural and Consumer Economics in 2020 from the University of Illinois at Champaigne.

Nika Elugardo (Screenshot from Linkedin).
NIKA ELUGARDO is the new Chief Counsel for Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.). Nika previously served as a Massachusetts State Representative. She earned her JD Degree from the Boston University School of Law in 2010. She also received an MPP from Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government in Leadership and International Security in 2004.
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