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Top 10 Senate Staffers to Watch in 2026
Mattie Harris, Legislative Assistant, Sen. Cynthia Lummis
Top 10 House Staffers to Watch in 2026
Cameryn Blackmore Ph.D., Health Policy Advisor for Rep. Terri Sewell
CNCT's newest staff member and first Technology Associate, Scott Styslinger.
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Selby Tennent, CNCT, Want to meet the Chief Operating Officer at CNCT?
Jack Uhl, Leaders of Tomorrow, Senate HELP Committee: Want to meet the Staff Assistant who's in an indie rock band?
Amelia Allert, Rep. French Hill, Want to meet the Legislative Director who loves France, bipartisanship, and Taylor Swift?
Mark Dreiling, Rep. Don Bacon, Want to meet the Chief of Staff who is an Air Force veteran and organ transplant recipient?
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Dominic Valentine, Legislative Correspondent for Sen. Mike Lee. "Want to meet a Legislative Correspondent who worked on a salmon fishing boat?"
Jannie Kamara, Legislative Aide for Rep. Jennifer McClellan. "Want to meet a Legislative Aide who knows how to beatbox?"
Madi Willis, Director of State and Federal Relations for IA Gov. Kim Reynolds. "Want to meet a staffer who met her husband on the hill?"
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Suzy Vazquez, Deputy Press Secretary for Sen. Cory Booker. "Want to meet a Deputy Press Secretary who interviewed while on a backpacking trip?"
Emily O'Neil, Operations Associate for CNCT. "Want to meet CNCT's new Operations Associate?"
Lexi Kranich, Communications Director for Rep. Patt Harrigan. "Want to meet a Staffer who moved from intern to Comms Director in under two years?"
Get to know CNCT's Top 10 Senate Staffers to Watch in 2025...
Get to know CNCT's Top 10 House Staffers to Watch in 2025...
Want to meet a native Washingtonian who thinks Shrek 2 is the best sequel of all time?Oh, you should talk to Stephanie Bueno!
Top 10 | Staff Assistants - Check out CNCT Readers’ choices for the Top Ten Staff Assistants on the Hill in 2024…
Want to meet a Legislative Director and published author who was a commercial fisherman during law school? Oh, you should talk to Brad Kane!
Want to meet a Constituent Services Manager all the way out in Michigan? Oh, you should talk to Russ Cleary!
Want to meet an Operations Manager who enjoys pop music and meteorology? Oh, you should talk to Colin Driscoll!
Let’s get to know CNCT Readers’ choices for the Top Ten Communications Staffers on the Hill…
Want to meet an SVP of Public Affairs who got her start on the Hill by working on a Wyoming ranch? Oh, you should talk to Emily Schillinger!
Want to meet a Comms Director who spent three years as a news anchor in Alaska?
Want to meet a Legislative Director who got his start making good, clean hip hop music? Oops… wrong Will Smith! Anyways, you should talk to Will Smith, the Hill Staffer!
Want to meet a former political Staffer who is on the cutting edge of digital media? Oh, you should talk to Thomas Reiker!
Want to meet a Comms Manager who brings baked goods to the office? Oh, you should talk to Alexa Cooley! Read her feature here...
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Meet Andrew Barnhill, the healthcare lobbyist who's also a professor at NYU and a former Congressional Staffer. Read here...
Meet staffers' picks for the top ten Legislative Directors currently on the Hill. Read here...
Meet Michelle Dorothy, the Chief of Staff with a passion for adventure and travel. Read here...
Meet Jihun Han, the Chief of Staff with a 2-0 MMA record.
Aaron Bennett, Communications Director and Chief Speechwriter for Rep. Nancy Pelosi.
Jacey Albaugh, Legislative Correspondent for Sen. Mike Lee.
Rey Anthony, Communications Director and Foreign Policy Advisor for Rep. Carlos Gimenez.
Javonni Ayers, Legislative Assistant for House Committee on Ways and Means.
Marie Baldassarre, Communications Director for Rep. Ro Khanna.
Jason Berardo, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Guy Reschenthaler.
Ananda Bhatia, Founder and President of the Modernization Staff Association Legislative Assistant.
Allison Blankenship, Floor Assistant for Democratic Whip Katherine Clark.
Anna Marian Block, Founder of AMB Strategies.
Matt Bonaccorsi, Communications Director and Senior Advisor for Rep. Jim McGovern.
Daniela Campos Lopez, Press Secretary for Senator Jon Ossoff.
Cortez L. Carey, Director of Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth for Rep. Karen Bass.
David D'Antonio, legislative Assistant for Rep. Guy Reschenthaler.
Tom Egan and Daniel Van Hoogstraten of Amplifire Strategies.
Brian Garcia, Press Secretary for Rep. Sylvia Garcia.
Brooke Grams, Legislative Correspondent for Sen. Peter Welch.
Brennan Adelaide, Deputy Communications Director of House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Westin Jablonowski, Legislative Correspondent of Sen. James Risch.
Nadav Konforty, Special Assistant for Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Sadie Lackey, Founder of The 118 Foundation.
Kirstin Liddell, Legislative Correspondent of Sen. Steve Daines.
Sage Milestone, Legislative Assistant for Rep. Doug LaMalfa.
Jonathan Miller, Legislative Assistant for Rep. Don Davis.
Toussaint Mitchell, Cloakroom Assistant for Senate Democratic Cloakroom.
Robert Ordway, Senior Policy Advisor for Senator Mike Braun.
Adriana Rivera, Legislative Assistant for Rep. Barbara Lee.
Karla Rodriguez, Press Secretary for Rep. Sylvia Garcia.
Riley Scott, Legislative Assistant for Rep. Doug LaMalfa.
Ryan Shay, Director of Government relations and Regulatory Affairs for Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLC.
Mikalah Skates, Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Scheduling for Senator Cynthia Lummis.
Max West, Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Mark Amodei.
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