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Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 1, 2021 A Department of Energy adviser has returned to the Hill for his first day with Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas). Michael Helmer started today as a legislative assistant handling energy, environment and agriculture issues for Weber, who is ranking member of the House Science Committee's Energy Subcommittee. Helmer most recently worked as a DOE legislative-affairs adviser. Before moving to the agency in 2019, he worked for then-Rep. Leonard Lance (R-N.J.). Some people and organizations who "caught our eye" last week:Hill Hires - Matt Hennessey, Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Chief of Staff
- Blaine Boyd, Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Legislative Assistant
- Joe Boddicker, Senate Finance Committee, Taxation and IRS Oversight Subcommittee, Democratic Tax Counsel
- Detrick Manning, House Agriculture Committee, Press Secretary
Hill Departures - Mela Louise Norman, formerly Chief of Staff to Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
(now Deputy Chief of Staff at Office of the Secretary of Defense) - Kasey Hampton, formerly Press Secretary to Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
(now Senior Manager of Storytelling and Engagement Communications at Families USA)
Hill Moves and Promotions - Zahraa Saheb, now Legislative Director for Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX)
(formerly Senior Legislative Assistant) - Emma Kaplan, now Deputy Floor Director to the House Speaker
(formerly Floor Adviser)
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