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Caught Our Eye

An experienced agriculture policy expert has left Capitol Hill to put down new roots at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition.

Paul Wolfe has joined the association of grassroots organizations as a policy specialist. He most recently worked on Sen. Maria Cantwell's (D-Wash.) staff as legislative counsel, with a focus on agriculture, among other issues.

The coalition and its members advocate for federal reforms in support of sustainable food production and specifically support smaller family farms.

A graduate of Gonzaga University, Wolfe worked for Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) before leaving for a job with the Investment Company Institute. After a brief stint there, Wolfe joined the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health as a senior policy analyst and contributed to the final report of the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Protection.

Wolfe returned to the Hill in 2008, joining Cantwell's staff as a legislative assistant.

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Hill Hires

Victoria L. Ellington (Tori), Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX), Scheduler
Tristan M. Daedalus, Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ), Communications Director
Ashley Hause, Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Communications Director

Hill Departures

Paul F. Wolfe, now Policy Specialist for National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, formerly Legislative Counsel to Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Daniel Dirk van Hoogstraten, now Communications Director for West Virginia Democratic Party, formerly Communications Director to Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
Patrick J. Ptak, now Communications Director for McSally for Congress, formerly Legislative Aide/Press Assistant to Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)

Hill Moves and Promotions

George W. Butler (Bo), now Legislative Director for Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA)
(formerly Legislative Assistant to Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA))
Adam P. Durand, now Legislative Director for Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN)
(formerly Senior Legislative Assistant to Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN))
James D. Gray III (Jimmy), now Legislative Assistant for Rep. Pat Meehan (R-PA)
(formerly Legislative Correspondent)

Revolvers

Ellen S. Ginsberg,
Lobbied for: DLA Piper
Current employment: Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA)
Peter Gabor Haller,
Lobbies for: Hill Strategy LLC
Most recent congressional employment: House Financial Services Committee, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Brendan R. Parets,
Lobbies for: Covington and Burling LLP
Most recent congressional employment: Rep. Gresham Barrett (R-SC), Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC)

StormFeed press release of the week

Foster recognizes Joliet’s Star Wars Day

from Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.)

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