Alexandria, Virginia, United States
• Staff expert for agriculture, animal, government reform, homeland security, housing and science and technology portfolio. • Research and review legislation and committee actions and author memos and vote recommendations for committee and House votes. • Manage stakeholder interests and constituent priorities within committee jurisdiction or on House agenda. • Work closely with the Congressman on his legislative priorities, including passage of amendments and bills. • Monitor state and district issues to ensure proactive representation and effective problem solving, including flooding issues and FEMA.
• Manage all incoming correspondence for the Washington D.C. office, totaling 250,000 pieces of correspondence. • Author responses concerning all legislative issues including health care, immigration and energy. • Serve as first point of contact for constituents with inquiries and policy concerns, while managing response system for all other correspondence. • Manage the internship program, recruiting, training and managing forty interns. • Notable accomplishments include over 1,000 personal constituent contacts by staff and overseeing 5,000 RSVPs for district events including town halls.
• Door-knocking and phone banking in a GOTV effort for the American Renewal Project during the final months of the 2016 election. • Reached an average of 120 households per day
• Ran the weekly reports for the Major Gifts Planning team as they managed fundraising for the Foundation. • Personally connected donors with information on Heritage mission and support options. • Member of direct mail team engaged in fundraising.