STAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ on Up The Hill This Week

Courtesy of Legistorm:

Chad Padgett shifts from being State Director for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to State Director for Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK). Prior to his BLM position, Chad was District Director for Rep. Don Young (R-AK). Chad is a 1993 graduate of Boise State University with a BA in Political Science and International Affairs.

Matt Perricone is the new Legislative Assistant on the staff of Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA). Before making the move to the new position, Matt was Legislative Correspondent on the Meuser staff. Matt is a 2019 graduate of the Catholic University of America with a BA in Political Science.

Michael Chernin is the new Legislative Assistant in the office of Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI). Previously, Michael was Senior Policy Advisor to Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA). Michael received his BA in Political Science from Brown University in 2015.

Megan Ruane takes over as Operations Director for Rep, Madeleine Dean (D-PA). Megan launched her congressional staff career as a Dean Staff Assistant and was most recently Legislative Assistant. Megan is a 2017 graduate of Bucknell University with a BA in Political Science and Italian.

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