Office Assignments: 2015–2016 APSA Congressional Fellowship Program

For nine months, select political scientists, journalists, federal employees, health policy specialists, and other domestic and international professionals gain "hands on" understanding of the legislative process by serving on congressional staffs. Through this unique opportunity, the association enhances public understanding of policy-making and improves the quality of scholarship, teaching, and reporting on American national politics. HOUSE La Rissa Ferrell Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL) Lisa Hager Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-IL) Thomas Ringenberg Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-MO) Yushi Alex Saito Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) Clayton Swope Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA) SENATE Brian Alexander Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) Justin Brown Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) Christopher Burdick Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) Stephen Dietz Sen. Robert Casey (D-PA) Shannon Dorsey Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Gene Gerzhoy Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) Maria M. Givens Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) Nicholas Howard Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) David Keahey Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) Teri Kennedy Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) Ryan Matheny Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) Dayna Matthew Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Mark Owens Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Nathan Paxton Sen. Angus King (I-ME) Jeanette Roberts Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) Joel Walsh Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) COMMITTEES Randy Cartwright House Committee on Foreign Affairs (Majority) Sarah Khasawinah Senate Special Committee on Aging (Majority) Travis Johnston Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Minority) Robert Mabry House Committee on Energy and Commerce (Majority) Thomas Mayes House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health (Majority) Brian McCuen House Committee on Foreign Affairs (Majority) OTHER LEGISLATIVE BRANCH PLACEMENTS Jamie Kuhne Congressional Research Service EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND OTHER PLACEMENTS Julie Bobitt Office of the Surgeon General Julie Carter Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services Megan Christensen Office of the Surgeon General Jamie Davis Elder Justice Initiative, Department of Justice Robert Ferguson Center for Clinical Standards & Quality, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Stephanie Firestone Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development Tamara Harris Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and National Institute on Aging Jacqueline Kung Department of Health and Human Services Hillary Lum Colorado Department of Healthcare Policy and Finance