The 25 staffers who make Capitol Hill run
They stay behind the scenes, leading House and Senate offices, keeping committee work running smoothly, researching policies and managing lawmakers’ schedules.
They draft legislation, help constituents with their problems and deal with the media.
And they make sure that members of Congress are prepared when they go to the floor to cast the votes that affect millions of people across the country.
These Capitol Hill staffers work long hours, and some acknowledge they might be a little crazy — but they equally say it’s worth it.
Today we’re highlighting 25 staffers whose work you’ve probably seen but whose names you might not know.
Together, they make Capitol Hill run.
- Moh Sharma, Director of member services, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
- Rachel Bovard: Executive director, Senate GOP Steering Committee
- Betsy McDonnell: Republican staff director, Senate Appropriations Committee
- Veronica Duron: Chief of staff, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- César González: Chief of staff, Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-Fla.)
- Tim Reitz: Executive director, House Freedom Caucus
- Brad Grantz: Republican staff director, Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
- Stephen Tausend: Legislative director, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas)
- Alex Nguyen: Communications director, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)
- Moon Yousif Sulfab: Administrator of Information Technology, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.)
- A. Brooke Bennett: Chief of staff, Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.)
- Kelly Dixon Chambers: Staff director, House Rules Committee Republicans
- Machalagh Carr: Chief of staff, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)
- Mark Marin: Staff director, House Oversight Committee
- Russell Dye: Communications director, House Judiciary Committee
- Yelberton ‘Yebbie’ Watkins: Chief of staff, House Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn (D-SC)
- George Kundanis: Senior adviser, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
- Hannah Vogel: Policy adviser for energy and environment issues, Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.)
- Elizabeth King: Majority staff director, Senate Armed Services Committee
- Philip Bennett: Founding president, Congressional Workers Union; Director of Operations, Rep. Summer Lee (D-Pa.)
- Brandon Yoder: Senior adviser, Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- Freedom Murphy: Communications director, Congressional Black Caucus
- Joy Lee: Deputy communications director, House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.)
- Keane Bhatt: Policy director, Congressional Progressive Caucus
- Sharon Soderstrom: Chief of staff, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
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