STAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up The Hill This Week
COURTESY OF LEGISTORM:
CHRIS MACARTHUR is the new Legislative Director for Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.). Previously, Chris served for nearly six years as Senior Legislative Assistant to Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI). Chris was awarded an MA in International Business and Policy from Georgetown University in 2020 and a BS in Public Policy from Michigan State University in 2014.
SARAH KATSNELSON takes the step up to Senior Legislative Assistant for Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) after previously fulfilling the duties of Legislative Assistant and before that Legislative Correspondent in the Sherman office. Sarah expects to complete her MPA in International Relations from Cornell University in 2024. She received her BA in Political Science and Public Policy in 2018 from Rutgers University.

Lauren Sierra , Press Secretary for Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas). (Screenshot from Facebook).
LAUREN SIERRA moves into the Press Secretary slot in the office of Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas). Lauren was Weekend Anchor, Producer and Reporter for Sinclair Broadcast News before taking on her first job on Capitol Hill. Her Masters in American Journalism was awarded Lauren by New York University in 2022 and she received her BA in Sociology in 2019 from Harvard University.
JOB OPENINGS: Courtesy of CNCT, the app that connects Hill staffers:
Democrat:
Rep. Shri Thanedar | Communications Director | Apply HERERep. Vicente Gonzalez | Press Secretary | Apply HERERep. Jared Huffman | District Scheduler/Operations Manager | Apply HERERep. Scott H. Peters | Scheduler | Apply HERERep. Sara Jacobs | Digital Assistant | Apply HEREEnergy and Commerce Committee | Staff Assistant | Apply HERERep. Mark Takano | Staff / Press Assistant | Apply HERESen. John Fetterman | Legislative Assistant | Apply HERESen. Jeff Merkley | Health/Education Legislative Correspondent | Apply HERESen. Cortez Masto | Legislative Correspondent | Apply HERESen. Jeff Merkley | Speech Writer | Apply HERESen. Tammy Duckworth | Press Assistant | Apply HERESen. Tom Carper | Staff Assistant | Apply HERESen. Gary Peters | Constituent Services Rep. | Apply HERESe. Chris Coons | Special Assistant / Driver | Apply HERE
House Ways and Means | Digital Assistant | Apply HEREHouse Energy and Commerce | Press Sec / Digital Director | Apply HERESen. Ted Cruz | Chief Oversight & Investigations Counsel | Apply HERESen. Small Biz / Entrepreneurship | Professional Staff Member | Apply HERESen. Commerce Committee | Transportation PSM | Apply HERESen. Small Biz / Entrepreneurship | Research Assistant | Apply HERESmall Gov Minded Senator | Staff Assistant | Apply HERECharlotte Lozier Institute | Communications Director | Apply HEREBullpen Strategy Group | VP, Digital Strategy | Apply HERETechne Media | Director of Digital Campaigns | Apply HERELeadership Institute | Field Representative | Apply HERE
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