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JOB OPENINGS: Courtesy of CNCT, the app that connects Hill staffers:
ASA NEWELL takes over the duties of Staff Assistant/Intern Coordinator in the office of Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL.). This position is Asa’s first on Capitol Hill. He is a 2026 graduate of Western Kentucky University with a BA in Political Science and Government.
Cynthia McLaughlin is new Communications Director for Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) (Screenshot from Facebook)
If you are journalist with a question for or about Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.), then CYNTHIA MCLAUGHLIN, his new Communications Director, is who you need to see. Cynthia previously performed the same duties for the Florida Attorney General. She is a 2017 graduate of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas with a BA in Journalism and Fashion Media.
GRANT RUHLEN is the new Legislative Correspondent working for Rep. Brian Jack (R-GA.), moving up from an Intern slot. Grant has also worked for Representatives Jerry Carl and Mike Rogers, both Alabama GOPers. Grant has a BA in History awarded this year by the University of South Carolina.
SHEILA GRAY takes on the challenging work of serving constituents back home as Caseworker for Rep. Janelle Bynum (D-Ore.). Sheila has an MPA in Public Policy and Governance from the University of Washington and a BS in Psychology from Old Dominion University.
Democrat Jobs:
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Sen. Alex Padilla | Digital Director | APPLY
Sen. Bernie Sanders | Staff Assistant | APPLY
Sen. Chris Murphy | Communications Director | APPLY
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Rep. Mike Flood | Legislative Director | APPLY
Rep. Lisa McClain | Press Secretary | APPLY
Rep. James Gallagher | Communications Director | APPLY
Sen. Kevin Cramer | Staff Assistant | APPLY
Sen. Ted Cruz | Legislative Correspondent | APPLY
Southern Republican Senator | Press Secretary | APPLY
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