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Caught Our Eye

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has hired a clerk with a proven flair for reality-TV drama.

Juan "Pretty" McCullum was a contestant on the second season of the VH1 dating show "I Love New York" while attending law school. On the show, he and 19 other men competed for the affections of Tiffany Pollard, known on the show by her nickname "New York." For the duration of the show, McCullum went by the nickname "Pretty." McCullum lasted through the first seven episodes of the season but withdrew after Pollard intensely questioned his sister about his romantic history. McCullum's exit from the show was heated, with he and Pollard exchanging (warning: NSFW) harsh and unprintable words, as explained (warning: NSFW) in this interview.

After his stint on "I Love New York 2," McCullum finished his JD at the Mississippi College School of Law. He now serves as a Democratic clerk for House Oversight. His potential love interest, Pollard, was ranked #3 in the Top Ten Female Reality TV Stars of 2007 by Reality TV Magazine.

Some people and organizations who "caught our eye" last week:

Trending Staffers

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Hill Hires

Leslie Windram O'Shaughnessy, Rep. John Mica (R-FL), District Director
Gabriel J. Bitol, Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Legislative Director
Helene Holstein, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Digital Media and Technology Director

Hill Departures

Justin Vincent LoFranco, now Creative Director, Digital Division for Republican National Committee, formerly Digital Director to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA)
Miles C. Baker, now Government Relations and External Affairs Director for Alaska Gasline Development Corp., formerly State Director to Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Robyn Russell, now Policy Officer for United Nations Foundation, formerly Legislative Director to Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL)

Hill Moves and Promotions

Kenneth Steven Dutton (Steve), now Senior Adviser for Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)
(formerly Communications Director to Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL))
Kristen E. Shatynski, now Legislative Assistant for Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN)
(formerly American Association for the Advancement of Science/American Society for Microbiology Congressional Fellow to Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA))
Katie A. Weiss, now Scheduler for Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA)
(formerly Scheduler to Rep. James Lankford (R-OK))

Revolvers

Amanda Manatt Story,
Lobbies for: Hargraves Consulting
Most recent congressional employment: Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR)
Portia Reddick White,
Lobbied for: Transport Workers Union of America
Current employment: Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)
Kevin C. Griffis,
Lobbied for: Podesta Group Inc.
Current employment: Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)

StormFeed press release of the week

ICYMI: Sen. Johnson compares Obama's apology to running over someone's dog

from Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)

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