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Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 19, 2018 House staffers ended last year with the biggest holiday bonuses of any non-election year of the last decade. Representatives gave an average fourth-quarter bonus of 17.9 percent over previous quarters — nearly $2,700 per staffer. Republicans made up seven of the ten most-generous bosses. But it was Democrat Colleen Hanabusa (Hawaii) who topped the charts, giving her staff an average bonus of 93 percent over what they made in the previous quarters. Aides to Ken Buck (R-Colo.) received the second-highest increase, at 83 percent per staffer. In 2015 and 2013, the last two non-election years, staffers received an average fourth-quarter bonus of 15.3 and 10.6 percent, respectively. Bonuses are typically higher in the quarter following a congressional election. Members don't explicitly report bonuses in their quarterly expense reports. To estimate bonuses, LegiStorm compares average quarterly salaries to estimate each office's end-of-year bonuses. Some people and organizations who "caught our eye" last week: - Joseph Cortina, Special Assistant, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (former staffer) – Bravo!
Going for Broker - Alex Gleason, Legislative Assistant, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) (former staffer) – Bravo!
To his Credit - Ryan Hedgepeth, Chief of Staff, Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-MI) (current staffer) – Bravo!
Moves in as office moves on - Alex Evans, Chief of Staff, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) (current staffer) – Bravo!
Head honcho - Kristen Siegele, Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) (current staffer) – Bravo!
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Hill Moves and Promotions
- Juan D. Pachon, now Communications Director for Senate Foreign Relations Committee
(formerly Deputy Communications Director to Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ))
- Kyra S. Murphy, now Legislative Assistant for Rep. Steve Russell (R-OK)
(formerly Scheduler/Special Projects Coordinator)
- Sarah Feldman, now Communications Director to Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO)
(formerly Deputy Communications Director)
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Top hashtags of the week
- #pa18 – (484 mentions)
- #nationalwalkoutday – (354 mentions)
- #marchmadness – (333 mentions)
- #taxreform – (138 mentions)
- #stpatricksday – (135 mentions)
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