119th Congress New Member Legislative Directors

January 22, 2025 by TWN Staff
119th Congress New Member Legislative Directors
The 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)

As new members of the U.S. Congress take office, one of the most important decisions they make is the appointment of a legislative director.

The Well News is tracking all of these top hires.

RELATED | new member Senate chiefs, House chiefs, communications directors and schedulers

State U.S. Senator Legislative Director
Arizona Ruben Gallego Jonathan Tsentas
California Adam Schiff Rebecca Schatz
Delaware Lisa Blunt Rochester Kevin Diamond
Indiana Jim Banks James Hitchcock
Maryland Angela Alsobrooks Elizabeth (Weiner) Mabry
Michigan Elissa Slotkin **
Montana Tim Sheehy Matt Sommer
New Jersey Andy Kim Thomas Carnes
Ohio Bernie Moreno Andrew Rothe
Pennsylvania David McCormick Laura Atcheson
Utah John Curtis Jake Bornstein
West Virginia Jim Justice **
District U.S. Representative Legislative Director
AK-AL Nicholas Begich Kevin Swanson
AL-02 Shomari Figures Iyanla Kollock
AZ-03 Yassamin Ansari Paniz Rezaeerod
AZ-08 Abraham Hamadeh Cameron “Cam” Erickson
CA-12 Lateefah Simon Michael Bauduy
CA-13 Adam Gray Devin Kolb
CA-16 Sam Liccardo Ella Khorov
CA-20 Vince Fong Trevor Smith
CA-27 George Whitesides Shaefer Bagwell
CA-29 Luz Maria Rivas Zachary “Zach” Lee Kahan
CA-30 Laura Friedman Carissa Bunge
CA-31 Gil Cisneros Monique Bolsajian
CA-45 Derek Tran Justin Maturo
CA-47 Dave Min Mitchell “Mitch” Heidenreich
CO-03 Jeff Hurd Michael “Mike” V. DeFilippis
CO-05 Jeff Crank Chase Hite
CO-08 Gabe Evans Scott Watson
DE-AL Sarah McBride Jacob Glasser
FL-08 Mike Haridopolos Zalentine Valenta
GA-03 Brian Jack Annaclaire Stietenroth (SenLgAsst)
IN-03 Marlin Stutzman Jack Johnstone
IN-06 Jefferson Shreve Megan Wenrich
IN-08 Mark Messmer Will Salmon
KS-02 Derek Schmidt Clint Blaes
LA-06 Cleo Fields Evan Ashy
MD-02 John Olszewski Jr. Isabel Sanchez
MD-03 Sarah Elfreth Hannah Cooper
MD-06 April McClain-Delaney Kaylee Robinson
MI-07 Tom Barrett Alex Charow
MI-08 Kristen McDonald Rivet Kara Verma
MN-03 Kelly Morrison Griffin Wong
MO-01 Wesley Bell Chiekezie “Chi” O. Chukwuka
MO-03 Bob Onder Hannah King
MT-02 Troy Downing Blayne Callas
NC-06 Addison McDowell Jackie Hunley
NC-08 Mark Harris Courtney Ball
NC-10 Pat Harrigan Collin Sabine
NC-13 Brad Knott Megan Gallagher
NC-14 Timothy K. Moore Joe MacFarlane
ND-AL Julie Fedorchak Ty Kennedy
NH-02 Maggie Goodlander Heather Painter
NJ-03 Herb Conaway Laney O’Shea
NJ-09 Nellie Pou Amanda Guiliano
NJ-10 LaMonica McIver Layla Brooks
NMI-AL Kimberlyn King-Hinds Herb Yamada (CoS)
NY-04 Laura Gillen Daniel Marrow
NY-16 George Latimer Jessica Merritt
NY-19 Josh Riley Laura Bell
NY-22 John Mannion Brian Alexander Duckworth
NY-26 Timothy Kennedy Natalie Marek
OH-02 David Taylor Josh Millard
OH-06 Michael Rulli Graham Lescallette (DCoS)
OR-03 Maxine Dexter Grace Banfield
OR-05 Janelle Bynum Lucas Lam
PA-07 Ryan Mackenzie Christopher Smith
PA-08 Rob Bresnahan Jr. Daniel “Dan” M. Horning
PR-AL Pablo Hernandez Rivera Danny Ruiz
RI-01 Gabe Amo Christina Rankin
SC-03 Sheri Biggs Christopher “Chris” Ringer
TX-12 Craig Goldman Ella Dunn
TX-18 Sylvester Turner Alexander Chanock
TX-26 Brandon Gill Graham Wies
TX-32 Julie Johnson Carlie Pianello
UT-02 Celeste Maloy James Leavitt
UT-03 Mike Kennedy Connor Meyers
VA-04 Jennifer McClellan Donald Pollard
VA-05 John McGuire John Castillo
VA-07 Eugene Vindman Elya Taichman
VA-10 Suhas Subramanyam Chris Katson
WA-05 Michael Baumgartner Parker Edwards
WA-06 Emily Randall Shanta Katipamula
WI-08 Tony Wied Jenna Zantow
WV-02 Riley Moore Ryan Edward Rasins

**Office has been unresponsive to requests for information.

(DCoS) — deputy chief of staff

You can reach us at [email protected] with any edits or updates.

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