By
Melanie Zanona
| Dec. 15, 2010, Midnight
After his boss lost her race, Jonathan Lippman found a new job on the Hill with some help from his father.
By
Melanie Zanona
| Dec. 13, 2010, Midnight
For press secretary David Beltran, doing public relations for a sports team is a little like doing public relations for a Member of Congress: The goal is to help your employer win and hope that they don’t stir up too much controversy along the way.
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Melanie Zanona
| Dec. 8, 2010, Midnight
Adam Hodge once was a kid wearing a political T-shirt while riding on a campaign float. So it’s not surprising that today, he’s Majority Whip James Clyburn’s new press secretary.
By
Melanie Zanona
| Dec. 6, 2010, Midnight
Kelly Drennon, a scheduler and assistant to Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, has found that she loves the administrative side of politics.
By
Melanie Zanona
| Dec. 1, 2010, Midnight
Staffer Gil Landau, who is fluent in American Sign Language and grew up with two deaf parents, may have been one of the few people able to bridge the gap between the deaf and campaigners when he was deputy finance director for the campaign of Rep. Steve Kagen (D-Wis.)
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Melanie Zanona
| Nov. 22, 2010, Midnight
Michael Babyak, a Kernersville, N.C., native, started as press secretary for the North Carolina Republican in early November and has donned myriad hats as legislative correspondent, deputy press secretary and new media director, a role he essentially created for himself.
By
Melanie Zanona
| Nov. 17, 2010, Midnight
Opposite approaches land two people jobs on Rep. Lynn Westmoreland's staff.
By
Melanie Zanona
| Nov. 8, 2010, Midnight
Two new hires in Rep. Mike Honda's office work use their personal experiences to effect policy change.
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Melanie Zanona
| Oct. 6, 2010, Midnight
With successful runoff elections under his belt, Bud Whitmire was promoted to Rep. Tom Graves’ legislative assistant on science, agriculture and environmental issues.
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Melanie Zanona
| Oct. 4, 2010, Midnight
Queens, N.Y.-native Michelle Mittler started working for Rep. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) this summer as an executive assistant and scheduler while starting a master’s degree program at George Washington University. But her history with gay-rights activism dates back to her sophomore year of high school.
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Melanie Zanona
| Sept. 29, 2010, Midnight
Washington’s opportunities to explore foreign policy are as diverse as the houses sprinkled along Embassy Row. No one knows this better than Sadaf Khan, a New Jersey native who started working for Rep. Joe Baca (D-Calif.) this August as an executive assistant and scheduler.
Melanie Zanona
| Sept. 27, 2010, Midnight
Christopher Bognanno was recently offered a position as communications director for Rep. John Campbell. It was a shared love of history discovered during the Arizona native’s first interview with Campbell that sealed the deal.
Melanie Zanona
| Sept. 22, 2010, Midnight
Lori Pepper, whose father, Jeff Pepper, was a campaign manager in Maryland, is following in her dad's footsteps. She secured a gig as policy adviser for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
Melanie Zanona
| Sept. 20, 2010, Midnight
Few things in life are better than those that remind you of home. It can be a good, home-cooked meal or the sound of a familiar twang. But for two new staffers in the office of Sen. Kit Bond, it’s simply going to work every day.
Melanie Zanona
| Sept. 15, 2010, Midnight
For Emily Benavides, 25, who was hired by Rep. Robert Aderholt in August, working for a Congressional office is like being recruited to a fraternity or sorority: You interview with several organizations, you’re familiar with their reputation and, in the end, you get to join a group of like-minded individuals who make a big place feel a little more like home.
Melanie Zanona
| Sept. 13, 2010, Midnight
Twenty-nine-year-old Andrew Wilson, who started as director of communications for Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. in August, landed the position through a revolving-door history with Jackson; he has intermittently held three gigs with the Congressman since 2002.
Melanie Zanona
| Aug. 2, 2010, Midnight
Laura Schifter was hired in May as a disability and education adviser for the House Education and Labor Committee.
Melanie Zanona
| July 21, 2010, Midnight
Leah Calvo considers herself a Californian by birth, a D.C. local by residency and a Michigan native by association. “I was told in the interview that 90 percent or more of the staffers are Michigan natives,” Calvo said. But despite her geographical shortcomings, Calvo, 21, was hired as deputy scheduler for the Michigan Democrat in May.
Melanie Zanona
| July 19, 2010, Midnight
The storied engagement of political power couple John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier was said to take place in a cozy, romantic corner of Georgetown’s Martin’s Tavern; but it wasn’t the only relationship that got its prenuptial kick-start in wooden booth No. 3.
“My husband mentioned that he had a few places in mind for the proposal, but since I’m such a political junky, he chose there,” said Rebecca Neal, a former journalist and current aide to Sen. George Voinovich. “I wanted to be a reporter in Washington since I was very young. Then I accomplished my goal and had to think, ‘What’s next?’”
Melanie Zanona
| July 14, 2010, Midnight
What’s more nerve-racking than starting a new job? For most people, it would be starting a new job in a new city. But not for Legislative Correspondent Jennabeth Taliaferro. The Abilene, Texas, native started working for Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas) on June 21 after her graduation from Southern Methodist University.
