HILL STAFF NEWS: New Hires, Job Promotions, Open Positions, Great Opportunities
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NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM:
MICHELLE SCHEIN moves into dual roles as Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director for Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ). Michelle is in her ninth year working Capitol Hill, including her most recent previous stint as a Congressional Adviser in the State Department. She has an MA in Defense and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College in 2024 and a BA in 2018 from Brown University in International Relations and Affairs, Economics.
Michelle Schein is Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director for Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NY).
TERRY ALLEN was Chief of Staff for Rep. Steve Largent (R-Okla.) 25 years ago. Then he set off on a long journey as President of Fidelis Government Relations. Now Terry is back on the Hill, serving as Chief of Staff for Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Ala.). Terry is a 1986 graduate of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1986 with a BA in Communications and Media Studies.
WENDELL HUSEBO is making the big step from “the other side” as a journalist to Communications Director for Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.). Wendell comes to the Pennsylvania Republican and former House Freedom Caucus Chairman after four years at Breitbart News. Wendell’s Business/Corporate Communications degree was awarded in 2019 by Pace University Lubin School of Business.
JOB OPENINGS: Courtesy of CNCT, the app that connects Hill staffers, and the House Vacancy Announcement and Placement Service (HVAPS):
Democrats
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon | Digital Manager | Apply HERE
Rep. George Whitesides | Domestic Policy Fellow | Apply HERE
Rep. Robert Menendez | Press Assistant | Apply HERE
Sen. Alex Padilla | Committee Oversight Counsel | Apply HERE
Democratic Senator | Speechwriter | Apply HERE
New England Senator | Investigator | Apply HERE
Republicans
Rep. Bob Latta | Communications Director | Apply HERE
Rep. Randy Weber | Legislative Assistant | Apply HERE
Committee, Homeland Security | Deputy Press Sec. | Apply HERE
Sen. Ted Cruz | Surface Transportation Counsel | Apply HERE
Sen. Markwayne Mullin | Digital Director | Apply HERE
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