HILL STAFF NEWS: New Hires, Job Promotions, Open Positions, Great Opportunities
COURTESY OF LEGISTORM:
ZACK KRAFT is moving up! He’s going from Russell 127 where he was Deputy Press Secretary to Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wy.) to Russell 260 where he takes over as Press Secretary for Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa). Zack is a 2020 graduate of the University of South Carolina with a BS in Political Science.

Julie Braymer is Communications Director for Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-Texas). (Screenshot from Facebook).
JULIE BRAYMER is another congressional aide moving up, to Communications Director for Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-Texas), following a year-long stint as Digital Specialist for Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.). Julie is a 2021 graduate of the University of Kansas with a BS in Strategic Communications and Political Science.
Not coincidentally! NOAH SLAYTER makes the big jump from the House side to the Senate side of the Hill, moving into the Digital Specialist job with Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) after serving an internship in the office of Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.). Noah received his BA in Political Science and Government in May from Catholic University of America.
JOB OPENINGS: Courtesy of CNCT, the app that connects Hill staffers:
DEMOCRATS:
Rep. Nancy Pelosi | Press Secretary/Digital Manager | Apply HERE
Pelosi Staff Line: Legislative Turnover Index 0.57 (House Average is 0.25). Office Median Staff Salary $82,000.03.
Rep. Dan Kildee | Legislative Aide | Apply HERE
Kildee Staff Line: Legislative Turnover Index 0.26. (House Average is 0.25). Office Median Staff Salary $72,301.95.
Rep. Shontel Brown | Press Secretary/Digital Director | Apply HERE
Brown Staff Line: Legislative Turnover Index 0.75 (House Average is 0.25). Office Median Staff Salary $69,826.03.
Sen. Alex Padilla | Press Secretary | Apply HERE
Padilla Staff Line: Legislative Turnover Index 0.22 (Senate Average is 0.22). Office Median Staff Salary $66,474.93.
Sen. Brian Schatz | Appropriations Director/Advisor | Apply HERE
Schatz Staff Line: Legislative Turnover Index 0.33 (Senate Average is 0.22).
Office Median Staff Salary $82,602.03.
Sen. Jack Reed | Staff Assistant/Driver | Apply HERE
Reed Staff Line: Legislative Turnover Index 0.07 (Senate Average is 0.22). Office Median Staff Salary $78,192.37.
REPUBLICANS:
Rep. David Rouzer | Communications Director | Apply HERE
Rouzer Staff Line: Legislative Turnover Index 0.12 (House Average is 0.25). Office Median Staff Salary $66,135.03.
Sen. Ted Cruz | Energy Counsel / Professional Staff Member | Apply HERE
Cruz Staff Line: Legislative Turnover Index is 0.39 (Senate Average is 0.22). Office Median Staff Salary is $72,080.65.
Sen. J.D. Vance | District Representative – Cleveland, OH | Apply HERE
Vance Staff Line: Legislative Turnover Index is 0.12 (Senate Average is 0.22). Office Median Staff Salary $94,597.28.
Midwest GOP Senator | Staff Assistant | Apply HERE
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