HILL STAFF NEWS: New Hires, Job Promotions, Open Positions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) — NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM:
Drew Sexton managed Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-Colo.) re-election campaign and now comes to the nation’s capital as her Deputy Chief of Staff/Press Secretary (Screenshot from Facebook).
DREW SEXTON moves up from Campaign Manager for Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) to Deputy Chief of Staff/Press Secretary. Drew is a 2011 graduate of Arizona State University with a BA in Political Science and Economics.
CONOR FRYER returns as Chief of Staff for Rep. Shontel Brown (D-Ohio). Previously, Conor served as Communications and Public Affairs Manager at Hannon Armstrong Capital LLC. Before that position, he was Communications Director for Brown. Conor hopes to earn his MA in International Relations in 2025 from Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. His BA in Biology was awarded in 2017 by Ohio State University.
TOM COLLINA is the new Senior Legislative Assistant for Foreign Policy in the office of Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.). Before coming to the Hill, Tom worked as Policy Director/Senior Policy Adviser to Ploughshares. He received his BA in Political Science and Government/International Relations and National Security Studies in 1988 from Cornell University.
JOB OPENINGS: Courtesy of CNCT, the app that connects Hill staffers, and the House Vacancy Announcement and Placement Service (HVAPS):
REPUBLICANS:
Rep. Dan Crenshaw | Legislative Assistant | Apply HERE
Crenshaw Staff Line: Turnover Index 0.8 (House Average is 0.37). Office Median Staff Salary $71,863.57.
Rep. Barry Moore | Press Assistant / LC | Apply HERE
Moore Staff Line: Turnover Index 0.97 (House Average is 0.37). Office Median Staff Salary $58,639.34.
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Staff Assistant | Apply HERE
Sen. John Cornyn | Digital Director | Apply HERE
Cornyn Staff Line: Turnover Index 0.19 (Senate Average is 0.29). Office Median Staff Salary $66,318.23.
Senator-elect John Curtis | Press Assistant | Apply HERE
Senior Republican Senator | Director of Special Projects | Apply HERE
DEMOCRATS:
Rep. Gabe Vasquez | Chief of Staff | Apply HERE
Vazquez Staff Line: Turnover Index 0.68 (House Average is 0.37). Office Median Staff Salary $66,515.57.
Rep. Jared Moskowitz | Communications Director | Apply HERE
Moskowitz Staff Line: Turnover Index 0.29 (House Average is 0.37). Office Median Staff Salary $76,710.16.
Rep. Ami Bera | Policy Advisor | Apply HERE
Bera Staff Linee: Turnover Index 0.26 (House Average is 0.37). Office Median Staff Salary $66,682.60.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen | Policy Advisor | Apply HERE
Van Hollen Staff Line: Turnover Index 0.32 (Senate Average is 0.29). Office Median Staff Salary $66,784.38.
Sen. Gary Peters | Communications Director | Apply HERE
Peters Staff Line: Turnover Index 0.47 (Senate Average is 0.29). Office Median Staff Salary $60,614.89.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin | Legislative Assistant (Tax) | Apply HERE
Baldwin Staff Line: Turnover Index 0.21 (Senate Average is 0.29). Office Median Staff Salary $71,273.14.
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