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

Courtesy of Legistorm:

ALEX CARNES takes over as Clerk/Staff Director for the Democrats on the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs. A Hill veteran who began in 2011 as an Intern working for then-Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Carnes comes to the appropriations panel after a stint as a Senior Adviser at the Department of State. He earned his BA in International Diplomacy in 2009 from the College of New Jersey.

KIEFER AHN is the new Economist working for Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) on the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health. This is his first position on a congressional staff. Kiefer is expected to complete his PhD in Health Economics in 2023 from Johns Hopkins University.

Moving into her first position on the Hill is LAUREN PICKETT, who is the new Press Secretary for Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.). Lauren previously was an Account Executive for the Pinkston Group. Her BS degree in Communications was awarded in 2021 by Liberty University.

OPENINGS:

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NEWSROOM:

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