EMILY’s List named Melissa Ryan as its digital department director for the 2014 cycle. Ryan worked on President Barack Obama’s campaign, as well as former Sen. Russ Feingold’s unsuccessful 2010 re-election race.
Chelsea Lately
The National Republican Senatorial Committee named Chelsea Hawker as its new deputy political director under Ward Baker. Previously, Hawker worked at the RNC, Murphy Turner and Associates, and Majority Strategies.
Sparks Flying in New Jersey
The New Jersey Republican Party named Ben Sparks as its new communications director.
Sparks served as the Romney campaign’s communications director in Wisconsin and previously worked on Gov. Scott Walker’s recall campaign. Sparks spent the 2010 cycle working for the Ohio Republican Party and Sen. Rob Portman’s successful campaign.
GOP State Leadership Staffs Up
The Republican State Leadership Committee rolled out its political and communications team Monday.
Former Romney campaign staffer John Loe joins the committee as assistant communications director under current Communications Director Jill Bader.
Micah Ketchel, a former National Republican Congressional Committee staffer, joins the RSLC as the new research and compliance director.
Neri Martinez will head up RSLC’s Future Majority Project, while Will Martinez is set to lead the group’s .GOP initiative.
The announcement included two promotions: Matt Walter is the new managing director for political and communications, and Caitlin Reed was bumped to polling and data director.
Let’s Be Frank About It
New Jersey Democratic operative Sean Darcy joined Rep. Frank Pallone Jr.’s political team, the Newark Star-Ledger reported.
Rep. Bill Cassidy has his blood drawn by Alesha Barbour during a free hepatitis screening in the Rayburn House Office Building hosted by the Congressional Viral Hepatitis Caucus to recognize "National Viral Hepatitis Testing Day."
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