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Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Feb. 1, 2021 The 117th Congress is the most racially diverse in House history - and the freshman class's hiring represents that. Freshman representatives of both parties have hired a higher proportion of non-white staffers than have their longer-serving peers, according to LegiStorm data. Staffers to Democratic freshman members are 47 percent non-white, compared to 35 percent of all Democratic House staffers. Among GOP freshman members, 11 percent of staffers are non-white, versus eight percent among all Republican representatives. Non-white and non-Hispanic Americans make up about 40 percent of the U.S. population. Some people and organizations who "caught our eye" last week:Hill Hires - Greg Dotson, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Democratic Chief Counsel
- Zach Jacobs, Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN), Legislative Assistant
- David Planning, House Small Business Committee, Republican Staff Director
Hill Moves and Promotions - David Marten, now Legislative Director for Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
(formerly Legislative Assistant) - Eric Morrissette, now Deputy Chief of Staff for Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
(formerly Senior Adviser to Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)) - Louise Bentsen, now Chief of Staff for Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
(formerly Legislative Director)
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