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MOVING UP: Courtesy of Legistorm:
LAUREN SMITH — Got a health care policy issue question for Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.)? Lauren Smith is the new Legislative Aide there, moving over from the Legislative Assistant in the office of Rep. David Schweikert (D-AZ). Lauren is a 2020 BA graduate of William & Mary University in Kinesiology and Health Sciences.
Lauren Smith, Health Policy Aide, Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.).
NORA KOHLI moves up to Senior Adviser to Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) after serving as Communications Director for Democrats on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Nora began her Hill career as a Press Assistant for Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.). She is a 2018 BA graduate of Emory University in Political Science and English.
JOSEPH CHURCH takes over as Deputy Press Secretary for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). Prior to this promotion, Joseph was Press Assistant for the Texas Republican senator. Before hitching up on the Cruz crew, Joseph served in multiple positions for Rep. Michael Cloud (R-Texas). Joseph attended Texas A&M in Agricultural Economics from 2021 to 2024.
TODD CHILDS’s career working on congressional staffs began in 2017 as an Intern to Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) and today he is the new Legislative Assistant working for Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM). Todd hopes to complete his law degree next year at American University’s Washington College of Law, and he earned his BA in Political Science and Art History in 2019 from Boston College.
JOB OPENINGS: Courtesy of CNCT, the app that connects Hill staffers:
Democrat Jobs:
Rep. Deborah Ross | Press Secretary | APPLY
Rep. Gabe Amo | Legislative Correspondent | APPLY
Rep. Yassamin Ansari | Communications Director | APPLY
Sen. John Hickenlooper | Legislative Assistant/Sr. Policy Advisor | APPLY
Sen. Chris Coons | Legislative Correspondent | APPLY
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto | Digital Strategist/Assistant | APPLY
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David Schweikert is a republican.