HILL STAFF NEWS: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2024
COURTESY OF LEGISTORM:
VICTORIA ELLINGTON lands as Deputy Chief of Staff for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) after serving as Director of Operations for the DeSantis presidential effort. Victoria has previously worked as a Special Assistant to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and before that as Scheduler for Rep. Pete Olson (R-Texas). Victoria earned her BS in Political Science from the University of Houston in 2014.
Cruz Staff Line: Legislative Turnover Index 0.40 (Senate Average is 0.22) Office Median Staff Salary $72,080.65.
ALEX CALDERON is the new Deputy Press Secretary working for Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). This is Alex’s first position on Capitol Hill. Previously, Alex was Communications Manager for the Solar Energy Manufacturers for America Coalition, Inc. Alex earned his BA in Political Science from the University of California, Irvine, in 2021.
Warren Staff Line: Legislative Turnover Index 0.24 (Senate Average is 0.22). Office Median Staff Salary $70,805.87.
Got legal questions involving legislation and Sen. Cynthis Lummis (R-Wy.)? Her new Counsel, CONNER BROWN, is who you need to see. Before signing on with the Wyoming Republican, Conner was a Managing Associate at Sidley Austin LLC. He received his law degree in 2020 from the Stanford University School of Law and his BA in Philosophy and Sociology from Wake Forest University in 2017.
Lummis Staff Line: Legislative Turnover Index 0.36 (Senate Average is 0.22). Office Media Staff Salary $89,177.26.
JOB OPENINGS: Courtesy of CNCT, the app that connects Hill staffers:
Democrats:
Rep. Frederica S. Wilson | Legislative Director | Apply HERE
Wilson Staff Line: Legislative Turnover Index 0.25 (House Average is 0.34). Office Median Staff Salary $84,727.68.
Rep. Juan Vargas | Communications Director | Apply HERE
Vargas Staff Line: Legislative Turnover Index 0.60 (House Average is 0.34). Office Median Staff Salary $70,493.09.
Sen. Sherrod Brown | Press Assistant | Apply HERE
Brown Staff Line: Legislative Turnover Index 0.18 (Senate Average is 0.22). Office Median Staff Salary $71,896.92.
NH Senator | Special Asst. for Policy & Projects, Healthcare | Apply HERE
Republicans:
Rep. Brandon Williams | Scheduler | Apply HERE
Williams Staff Line: Legislative Turnover Index 1.07 (House Average is 0.34). Office Median Staff Salary $62,443.10.
Rep. Josh Breechen | Constituent Liaison | Apply HERE
Breechen Staff Line: Legislative Turnover Index 0.09 (House Average is 0.34. Office Median Staff Salary $62,735.84.
Sen. Bill Cassidy | Staff Assistant | Apply HERE
Cassidy Staff Line: Legislative Turnover Index 0.17 (Senate Average is 0.22). Office Media Staff Salary $81,666.65.
Senator | Operations & Correspondence Aide | Apply HERE
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