STAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up On The Hill This Week!
Courtesy of Legistorm:
Lou Hrkman is the new Senior Policy Advisor for Republicans on the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis subcommittee on environment and climate change, working for Rep. David McKinley (R-WV). Lou previously was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy under President Trump and before that was McKinley’s Policy Adviser. Lou, a former Electronics Warfare Officer on a B-52 Stratofortress, earned his MBA from William & Mary College in 2002 and his BA in Political Science and Government from Miami University (Ohio).
Belen Sassone (Screenshot from Linkedin).
Belen Sassone is stepping into the Press Secretary duties for Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL). Belen previously was Legislative Correspondent/Staff Assistant for Soto. She is a 2019 Florida International University graduate with a BA in International Relations.
Adam Michel takes the big step up from Policy Analyst for The Heritage Foundation to Deputy Staff Director on the Joint Economic Committee, working for Ranking Republican Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah). Adam’s MA in Economics was earned in 2015 from George Mason University and his BA in Politics from Whitman College in 2012.
There is a new Deputy Chief of Staff working for Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) and her name is Cami Lepire. She was formerly Brady’s Legislative Director. Cami is a 2016 Texas A&M graduate with a BA in Agricultural Business and Management.
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