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Posted by Steve Shapiro on Dec. 7, 2015 Dressing to impress and wearing the right flag pin might help you land a job on the Hill, but sometimes all you need is a good pair of genes. Congressional staff salary records released over the Thanksgiving holiday show several internships awarded to relations of members and staff. While it is against federal law for members of Congress to hire family members as staff, it is common for family members to hold positions in other offices. Rep. Bill Flores' (R-Texas) son, William H. Flores Jr., held an internship with former Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif.) in 2014 and with the Joint Economic Committee earlier this year. He now works at Citizens Against Government Waste as director of online communications. Rep. Flores has a good relationship with CAGW, earning a 91% rating from the organization and was touted on their website recently for making a movie about wasteful spending called "Porkies." Brandon Fields is son of former Rep. Cleo Fields (D-La.) and began an internship with Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C) in September. He currently attends George Washington University after transferring from Fordham University, where he played football as a quarterback. Dion Lawson, whose father is the chief financial officer for the House, had an internship with Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) in September. Salary records show Lawson being paid more than $1,000. Some people and organizations who "caught our eye" last week: - Dub Maines, Deputy District Director, Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) (former staffer) – Uh oh!
No more kidding around - Richard Carbo, Chief Spokesman, Governor-Elect John Bel Edwards Transition Team (former staffer) – Bravo!
Says bayou to the hill, bonjour to the Red Stick - Jaclyn Louis, Director of Government Relations/Privacy Counsel, Intel Corp. (former staffer) – Bravo!
Exits House to see what's inside - Viviana Bovo, Director of Special Projects, Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) (current staffer) – So-So
Rubio's relationships get recent reprint - Natasha Guynes, Founder, Her Resiliency (former staffer) – Bravo!
From street walking to straight talking
Hill Departures - Curtis W. Thayer, now President/CEO for Alaska State Chamber of Commerce, formerly Special Assistant to Rep. Don Young (R-AK)
- Joshua M. Haynes (Josh), now Director of Government Affairs for Wellcare Health Plans Inc., formerly Chief of Staff to Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO)
- Melanie J. Garunay, now Associate Director for Digital Outbound for White House Office of Digital Strategy, formerly Deputy Director for Digital Media to Senate Democratic Minority Leader
Hill Moves and Promotions - Graham Michael Haile, now Legislative Director for Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC)
(formerly Senior Legislative Assistant to Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC)) - Kelsey A. Kelleher, now Scheduler/Executive Assistant for Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)
(formerly Staff Assistant) - Laura M. Milam (Maddie), now Scheduler for Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-KS)
(formerly Deputy Scheduler to 8th Congressional District of Ohio)
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Top hashtags of the week
- #obamacare – (327 mentions)
- #sanbernardino – (268 mentions)
- #esea – (218 mentions)
- #cop21 – (177 mentions)
- #standwithpp – (150 mentions)
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