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NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM
JAMES WHITAKER makes the move from serving as General Counsel for the House Education and the Workforce Committee under Chairman Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) to Chief Counsel for the House Financial Services Committee under Chairman Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.). James is a 2017 graduate of the University of Virginia Law School and he earned his BA in Economics in 2014 from the University of California, Davis.
Christina Bareto is the new Staff Assistant to Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY). (Screenshot from Facebook)
CHRISTIANA BARBETO moves into her first full-time job on a congressional staff, serving as Staff Assistant to Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY). Christiana served an internship with the New York congressman. She is a 2023 graduate of the State University of New York at Brockport with a BS in Marketing and Business Administration, and she expects to receive an MBA this year from the same university’s School of Business Management.
NATE MADDEN is back on the Hill after a year in the Trump administration at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), signing on as Communications Director for Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.). Prior to his DHS appointment, Nate was Communications Director for Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas). Nate is a 2023 graduate of Hillsdale College with an MA in Government and a 2014 BA graduate in Political Science, Government and German from The Citadel.
CALLIE STROCK is the new Deputy Communications Director for Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.). Previously, Callie was Senior Adviser to Kelly Loffler, Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA). Callie earned her BA in Communications Studies in 2016 from the University of Texas at Austin.
JOB OPENINGS: Courtesy of CNCT, the app that connects Hill staffers:
Republican Jobs
Rep. Adrian Smith | Legislative Assistant | APPLY
Rep. Derek Schmidt | Communications Director | APPLY
Rep. Bill Huizenga | Legislative Correspondent/Press Assistant | APPLY
Sen. Eric Schmitt | Press Secretary | APPLY
Sen. Ted Cruz | Legislative Assistant | APPLY
Sen. John Kennedy | Digital Assistant | APPLY
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Democrat Jobs
Rep. Chris Deluzio | Legislative Correspondent | APPLY
Rep. Patrick Ryan | Communications Director | APPLY
Rep. Nanette Barragán | Scheduler/Executive Assistant | APPLY
Sen. Patty Murray | Health Policy Advisor | APPLY
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse | Staff Assistant | APPLY
Senate Judiciary Committee | Chief Counsel | APPLY
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