HILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions, New Hires, Big Promotions, Great Opportunities
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NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM
TATUM GRESSETT takes over as Deputy Member Services Director for the House Republican Study Committee (RSC), working for Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas). Before moving into his new responsibilities, Tatum served the RSC as a Staff Assistant. Tatum is a 2023 graduate of Clemson University with a BA in Political Science and Government.
Tara Wilson is now Oversight Counsel for Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.). (Screenshot from YouTube).
TARA WILSON is now Oversight Counsel in the office of Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.). Prior to this new position, Tara served on the Markey staff in multiple positions from 2022 to the present.
Tara’s Law Degree was awarded in 2019 by Georgetown University School of Law and she received her BA in History and Political Science in 2016 from Tulane University.
KATIE SHEPHERD is Sen. Jon Ossof’s (D-Ga.) new Senior Counsel. Katie comes to the Hill following tenure at the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Compliance Branch at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Katie earned her JD degree from Saint John’s University School of Law and her BA in History and French from the home of the Longhorns, the University of Texas in Austin.
ANDY OWEN moves into his first job on Capitol Hill, taking over as Communications Director for Rep. Any Kustoff (R-Tenn.). Prior to assuming these new duties, Andy served as Vice-President of Hagar-Sharp, Inc. Andy received his BA in Communications in 2004 from the University of Maryland.
JOB OPENINGS: Courtesy of CNCT, the app that connects Hill staffers:
Republican Jobs
Conservative Member | Deputy Communications Director | Apply HERE
Sen. Ted Cruz | Chief Counsel | Apply HERE
Sen. Ted Cruz | Press Secretary | Apply HERE
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Democrat Jobs
Rep. LaMonica Mclver | Communications Assistant | Apply HERE
Rep. Greg Stanton | Public Advocate | Apply HERE
Rep. Sylvia Garcia | Fall 2025 Communications Fellowship | Apply HERE
Sen. Gary Peters | Staff Assistant | Apply HERE
Dem. Ranking Member | Senior Counsel/Professional Staff | Apply HERE
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House Democrat Job Bank
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