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The Roll Call Fabulous Fifty

The movers and shakers behind the scenes on Capitol Hill

The Fabulous Fifty
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Cory Alexander

Chief of Staff,
House Minority Whip


Mitch Bainwol

Chief of Staff,
Senate Majority Leader


Tim Berry

Chief of Staff,
House Majority Whip


Jim Bonham

Chief of Staff,
Rep. Robert Matsui (D-Calif.)


Rob Cogorno

Floor Director,
House Minority Whip


Bruce Cohen

Minority Staff Director/Chief Counsel,
Senate Judiciary Committee


Steven Cortese

Majority Staff Director,
Senate Appropriations Committee


George Crawford





Staff Director,
House Minority Leader


Jim Datri

ExecutiveDirector,
House Democratic Caucus


Kolan Davis

Majority Staff Director/Chief Counsel,
Senate Finance Committee


Makan Delrahim

Majority Staff Director/Chief Counsel,
Senate Judiciary Committee


Jim Dyer

Majority Staff Director,
House Appropriations Committee


John Feehery

Press Secretary,
Speaker of the House


Dan Flynn

Member Services Director,
House Majority Leader


Jeff Forbes

Minority Staff Director,
Senate Finance Committee


Allison Giles


Majority Chief of Staff,
Ways and Means Committee


Brian Griffin


Leadership Adviser/Floor Director,
Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.)


Andy Grossman


Executive Director,
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee


Gregg Hartley

Chief of Staff,
House Majority Whip


William Hoagland

Senior Appropriations/Budget Adviser,
Senate Majority Leader


Ken Johnson




Majority Communications Director,
House Energy and Commerce Committee


Tom Kahn

Minority Staff Director/Chief Counsel,
House Budget Committee


George Kundanis

Senior Adviser,
House Minority Leader


John Lawrence

Minority Staff Director,
House Education and the Workforce Committee


Kathryn Lehman


Policy Director,
House Majority Whip


Rob Lehman

Chief of Staff,
Rep. Rob Portman (R-Ohio)


Brian Lewis

Floor Counsel,
Senate Majority Whip


Scott Lilly
Minority Staff Director,
House Appropriations Committee


Jim Manley

Press Secretary,
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.)


Hazen Marshall

Majority Staff Director,
Senate Budget Committee


Janice Mays

Minority Staff Director/Chief Counsel,
Ways and Means Committee


Susan McCue

Chief of Staff,
Senate Majority Whip


Michael Myers

Minority Chief of Staff,
Senate HELP Committee


Scott Palmer


Chief of Staff,
Speaker of the House


Martin Paone

Secretary for the Minority,
Senate Minority Leader


Mark Rodgers

Staff Director,
Senate Republican Conference


Peter Rouse

Chief of Staff,
Senate Minority Leader


Jimmy Ryan

General Counsel/Floor Manager,
Senate Minority Whip


Mark Salter


Administrative Assistant,
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)


Terry Sauvain


Minority Staff Director,
Senate Appropriations Committee


David Schiappa


Secretary for the Majority,
Senate Majority Leader


Ranit Schmelzer





Communications Director,
Senate Minority Leader


Kyle Simmons

Chief of Staff,
Senate Majority Whip


Bob Stevenson


Communications Director,
Senate Majority Leader


Mike Stokke

Deputy Chief of Staff,
Speaker of the House


Jay Timmons

Executive Director,
National Republican Senatorial Committee


Ted Van Der Meid

Counsel,
Speaker of the House


Paul Vinovich





Majority Staff Director,
House Administration Committee


Mildred Webber





Deputy Chief of Staff,
House Majority Whip


Sally Vastola


Executive Director,
National Republican Congressional Committee

 

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