STAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up The Hill This Week
COURTESY OF LEGISTORM:
JON ADAME is the new Chief of Staff for Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), capping a nearly seven-year span from his first position working as her Policy Coordinator on the House Energy and Commerce Committee in 2017. Since that slot beginning, Jon has served as Blackburn’s Legislative Counsel in the House of Representatives, the same position when she moved to the Senate, and then Legislative Director before assuming his new job. Jon is a 2014 graduate of the University of Colorado School of Law, with emphasis on Banking, Technology Law and Policy. He earned his BS degree in Political Science and Psychology in 2008 from the University of New Mexico.
Christine Ho, Press Secretary/Digital Director for Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.).
Got a press or digital media question for Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.)? You need to talk to CHRISTINE HO, the new Press Secretary and Digital Director. Christine formerly worked as Digital Director for another California Democrat, Rep. Salud Carbajal. She is a 2020 graduate with a BS in Communications and English from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
BRIANNA WALKER will now be providing Counsel to Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), following nearly two years as Legislative Counsel for Rep. Lucy McBath (D-Ga.).
JOE PLESHA is the new Communications Director for Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Ak.). Previously, Joe was Finance Assistant to Alaska State Sen. Bryce Edgemon (I-Ak.). A native of Seattle, Joe earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Government in 2011 from the University of Washington.
MATEO HAYDAR takes over as Policy Analyst for Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), working on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee minority staff. Mateo previously was a Research Assistant for Latin American issues at The Heritage Foundation. He expects to complete the Georgetown University Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in 2024, and he earned his BS in Economics, Political Science and Government from the University of Florida in 2021.
JOB OPENINGS: Courtesy of CNCT, the app that connects Hill staffers:
GOP:
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Democrat:
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