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The Roll Call Fabulous Fifty

The movers and shakers behind the scenes on Capitol Hill

The Fabulous Fifty
Capitol Hill Staff

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Cory Alexander

Chief of Staff,
House Minority Whip


Tim Berry

Chief of Staff,
House Majority Leader


Ron Bonjean

Communications Director,
Speaker of the House


Neil Bradley

Policy Director,
House Majority Whip


Paul Brathwaite

Executive Director,
Congressional Black Caucus


David Brog

Chief of Staff, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.),
and Majority Staff Director,
Senate Judiciary Committee


Rob Cogorno

Floor Director,
House Minority Whip


Bruce Cohen

Minority Staff Director/Chief Counsel,
Senate Judiciary Committee


Frank Cushing

Majority Staff Director,
House Appropriations Committee


Brendan Daly

Communications Director,
House Minority Leader


Kolan Davis

Majority Staff Director/Chief Counsel,
Senate Finance Committee


Bill Duhnke

Majority Staff Director,
Senate Intelligence Committee


Dan Flynn

Deputy Chief of Staff,
House Majority Leader


Brian Gaston


Chief of Staff,
House Majority Whip


William Hoagland

Director of Budget/Appropriations,
Senate Majority Leader


Andrew Kauders

Communications Director,
House Democratic Caucus


Keith Kennedy

Majority Staff Director,
Senate Appropriations Committee


Shahira Knight

Majority Senior Adviser,
Ways and Means Committee


George Kundanis

Deputy Chief of Staff,
House Minority Leader


John Lapp

Executive Director,
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee


John Lawrence

Chief of Staff,
House Minority Leader


Brett Loper

Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative Operations,
House Majority Leader


Tamera Luzzatto

Chief of Staff,
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.)


Jim Manley

Staff Director,
Senate Minority Communications Center


Janice Mays

Minority Staff Director/Chief Counsel,
Ways and Means Committee


Susan McCue

Chief of Staff,
Senate Minority Leader


Jim Messina

Chief of Staff,
Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.)


Michael Myers

Minority Staff Director/Chief Counsel,
Senate HELP Committee


Gary Myrick

Deputy Chief of Staff,
Senate Minority Leader


Rob Nabors

Minority Staff Director,
House Appropriations Committee


Scott Palmer


Chief of Staff,
Speaker of the House


Martin Paone

Secretary for the Minority,
Senate Minority Leader


J.B. Poersch

Executive Director,
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee


Mark Rodgers

Staff Director,
Senate Republican Conference


Mark Salter


Chief of Staff,
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)


Terry Sauvain


Minority Staff Director,
Senate Appropriations Committee


David Schiappa


Secretary for the Majority,
Senate Majority Leader


Andrew Shore

Chief of Staff,
House Republican Conference


Kyle Simmons

Chief of Staff,
Senate Majority Whip


Sharon Soderstrom

Deputy Chief of Staff,
Senate Majority Leader


Pat Souders

Staff Director,
Senate Minority Whip


Mark Stephens

Executive Director,
National Republican Senatorial Committee


Bob Stevenson

Communications Director,
Senate Majority Leader


Mike Stokke

Deputy Chief of Staff,
Speaker of the House


Steve Stombres

Chief of Staff,
House Chief Deputy Majority Whip


Robert Traynham

Deputy Staff Director/Communications Director,
Senate Republican Conference


Eric Ueland

Chief of Staff,
Senate Majority Leader


Ted Van Der Meid

Counsel,
Speaker of the House


Sally Vastola

Executive Director,
National Republican Congressional Committee


Paul Vinovich





Majority Staff Director,
House Administration Committee

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