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Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Oct. 22, 2018 Need advice on living with your mail-order bride? What about information on how to score the best weed? Until recently, you could find that and more on Rep. Don McEachin's (D-Va.) campaign website. Over the last month, a hacker prompted the site to publish dozens of spam press releases, with titles including "Getting To Understand Russian Ladies: A Helpful Hand To Foreign Guys," "Marijuana for Dummies," and "Simple Tips To Reside In Marriage Together With Your Mail Purchase Bride - Enjoy a life that is happy." LegiStorm informed the campaign of the problem last week and the posts quickly disappeared after that. LegiStorm discovered a similar problem in March, when Rep. Bill Johnson's (R-Ohio) campaign site posted "Facts about Unicorn," "A short history of the greasers," and other bogus news items. Some people and organizations who "caught our eye" last week: Hill Hires - Neysa Alsina, Rep. Nydia Margarita Velázquez (D-NY), Senior Policy Adviser
- Jared Culver, Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), Legislative Director
- Preston Cory, Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND), Legislative Assistant
Hill Departures - Maunica Sthanki, formerly Immigration Counsel to House Judiciary Committee, Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee
(now Principal at Raben Group) - Tim Lynch, formerly Deputy General Counsel to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
(now Principal at Raben Group)
- Jordan Ballard, formerly Senior Legislative Assistant to Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX)
(soon Manager of Government Affairs at BSE Global)
Hill Moves and Promotions - Molly Fishman, now Legislative Director for Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA)
(formerly Senior Legislative Assistant) - Alysa James, now African American Media Director for Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
(formerly Deputy Press Secretary) - Tom Bush, now Legislative Director for Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS)
(formerly Senior Legislative Assistant)
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- #mosen – (88 mentions)
- #goptaxscam – (86 mentions)
- #txsen – (83 mentions)
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