HILL STAFF JOBS NEWS: Here’s Where You May Find Your Next Promotion!
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NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM
HANNAH FREEMAN moves into the Military Legislative Assistant position working for Rep. George Whitesides (D-Calif.). Hannah moves over to the Hill following stints at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). She is a 2024 graduate of Stanford University with a BA in Political Science.

Simone De Man is now Press Secretary/Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-Mich.).(Screenshot from Facebook).
SIMONE DE MAN takes over dual responsibilities as Press Secretary and Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-Mich.). Previously, she served as a Staff Assistant in the Scholten operation. Simone earned her BA from Calvin University in 2025 in Political Science and Pre-Law.
TYLER CHADWICK is now Special Assistant to Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.). Dave already knows his way around the Hill, having served as an Intern for McCormick and before that with former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). He is a a 2026 graduate of Penn State University with a BS in Political Science and Economics.
LUKE RECTOR makes the jump from one Oklahoma senator’s staff to the other, moving from being a Staff Assistant for Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) to Staff/Special Assistant to Sen. Alan Armstrong (R-Okla.). Luke received his BS in Political Science last year from Samford University.
LEAH STATES is moving from a fine staff to a fuller staff, going from her tenure as Press Assistant to Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fl.) to Communications Director for Rep. Clay Fuller (R-Ga.). Leah is a 2024 BBA graduate of Boise State University.
JOB OPENINGS: Courtesy of CNCT, the app that connects Hill staffers:
Republican Jobs
Rep. Rob Wittman | Senior Legislative Assistant | APPLY
Rep. Rich McCormick | Press Secretary/Assistant | APPLY
Rep. Vern Buchanan | Health Legislative Staffer | APPLY
Midwest Republican Senator | Communications Director | APPLY
Republican Senator | Press Secretary | APPLY
House Republican Job Bank
Democrat Jobs:
Rep. Sean Casten | Legislative Director | APPLY
Rep. Jason Crow | DC Staff Assistant | APPLY
Rep. Analilia Mejia | Communications Director | APPLY
Sen. Tammy Baldwin | Legislative Correspondent | APPLY
Sen. Elissa Slotkin | Correspondence Manager | APPLY
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester | Military Legislative Assistant | APPLY
House Democrat Job Bank
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