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Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Sept. 17, 2018 Rep. Tom Rooney (R-Fla.) has lost three legislative assistants, a communications director, a scheduler and a chief of staff - all in the last couple months. Rooney and other retiring members find their staff lists dwindling, with even some longtime aides departing months before the term's end. It's not unusual for staffers to leave Congress before their member leaves office. It can be particularly advantageous to move before the November election, when many other congressional aides join the job hunt. LegiStorm's turnover tracker underscores just how high pre-election turnover can be for retiring members like Rooney and Rep. Ruben Kihuen (D-Nev.), who have lost staffers at 3.4 and 4.6 times the average House average rate, respectively. Of the eight representatives with the highest staff turnover of 2018, six are on the verge of retirement. None of those six - Rooney and Kihuen, plus Ted Poe (R-Fla)., Dennis Ross (R-Fla.), Ryan Costello (R-Pa.) and Tom Garrett (R-Va.) - had exceptionally high turnover rates before this year. Some people and organizations who "caught our eye" last week: - John Bonsell, Staff Director, Senate Armed Services Committee (current staffer) – Bravo!
Top gun - Pam Miller, Staff Assistant, House Appropriations Committee, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Subcommitte (current staffer) – Bravo!
Feeding frenzy - Kristin McKenzie Smith, Legislative Director, Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-MT) (former staffer) – Bravo!
Bringing home the Bitcoin - Steve Glickman, Counsel, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (former staffer) – Bravo!
Developing a new career path
Hill Hires - David Brown, Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), Economic Policy Adviser
- Wayne Jones, Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH), National Security Policy Adviser
- Lauren Moore, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), Deputy General Counsel
Hill Departures - Matt Gallivan, formerly Health Policy Director to Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
(now Director of State and Federal Regulatory Affairs, Health Information Systems at 3M Co.) - Cameron Morabito, formerly Legislative Assistant to Rep. Mark Sanford (R-SC)
(now Special Assistant at U.S. Department of Transportation)- Elad Roisman, formerly Chief Counsel, Republican to Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee
(now Commissioner at U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
Hill Moves and Promotions - Adrienne Walker, now Senior Legislative Assistant for Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)
(formerly Legislative Assistant) - Beila Leboeuf, now Senior Economist for Joint Economic Committee
(formerly Economist)
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Top hashtags of the week
- #florence – (392 mentions)
- #hurricaneflorence – (368 mentions)
- #neverforget – (324 mentions)
- #taxreform – (81 mentions)
- #puertorico – (80 mentions)
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