HILL STAFF NEWS: New Hires, Job Promotions, Open Positions, Great Opportunities
COURTESY OF LEGISTORM:
House Republican Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) has a new National Security Adviser and her name is AMELIA LITYNSKI. Amelia moves up from her previous position with Emmer as Policy Adviser. Amelia is a 2023 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Command and Staff College with a MA in Military Operational Art and Science. She is a 2021 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a BA in Economics, Political Science and History.

Kinsey Featherston is Communications Director for Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.). (Screenshot from Facebook).
KINSEY FEATHERSTON moves into the Communications Director slot in the office of Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.). Previously, Kinsey was Press Secretary for Rep. Steve Pearce (R-N.M.) and a Press Assistant for Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas). Kinsey is a 2016 graduate of Dallas Baptist University with a BA in Communications.
HAYLEY ANDREWS sets up shop in her first full-time position working on a congressional staff, for Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) as a Legislative Correspondent. Hayley previously served as an Intern working for Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC). She is a 2024 graduate of Washington & Lee University with a BA in Cognitive and Behavioral Science and Politics.
There is a new Assistant Counsel in the House Office of Legislative Liaison, GRACE ALLAMAN. Grace comes to the position following a stint as an Intern in the Office of the Legal Adviser of the Department of State. Grace is a 2021 Vanderbilt University graduate with a BA in Political Science and Government, and she earned her Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2024.
JOB OPENINGS: Courtesy of CNCT, the app that connects Hill staffers:
DEMOCRATS:
Rep. Josh Gottheimer | District Special Assistant | Apply HERE
Gottheimer Staff Line: Legislative Turnover Index: 0.25 (House Average is 0.34). Office Median Staff Salary $60,157.41.
Rep. Lloyd Doggett | Staff Assistant | Apply HERE</a>
Doggett Staff Line: Legislative Turnover Index: 0.38 (House Average is 0.34). Office Median Staff Salary $69,631.70.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand | Director of Digital Media | Apply HERE
Gillibrand Staff Line: Legislative Turnover Index: 0.22 (Senate Average is 0.28). Office Median Staff Salary $54,849.59.
Sen. John Hickenlooper | LA / Senior Policy Advisor | Apply HERE
Hickenlooper Staff Line: Legislative Turnover Index: 0.55. Office Median Staff Salary $66,993.75.
REPUBLICANS:
Rep. Brian Babin | Scheduler | Apply HERE
Babin Staff Line: Legislative Turnover Index: 0 (House Average is 0.34.) Office Median Staff Salary $87,740.38.
Rep. Greg Murphy | Press Assistant | Apply HERE
Murphy Staff Line: Legislative Turnover Index: 0 (House Average is 0.34). Office Median Staff Salary $72,944.31.
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