2020 BIPARTISANPROGRAM FORNEWLYELECTED MEMBERSOFCONGRESS BIPARTISAN PROGRAM FOR NEWLY ELECTED OVERVIEW MEMBERS OF CONGRESS Director's Welcome 3 Institute of Politics 4 Program Agenda 6 Newly Elected Member Biographies 10 BIPARTISAN PROGRAM FOR NEWLY ELECTED WELCOME TO THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS INSTITUTE OF POLITICS "LEt us not DEspair, but act. LEt us not sEEk thE REpublican answEr or thE DEmocratic answEr, but thE right answEr. LEt us not sEEk to fix thE blamE for thE past — lEt us accEpt our rEsponsibility for thE futurE." — SEnator John F. KEnnEDy, 18 FEbruary 1958 Dear Newly Elected Members of Congress, On behalf of the Institute of Politics, I congratulate you on your recent election and welcome you to the 23rd convening of the Bipartisan Program for Newly Elected Members of Congress. We applaud your commitment to public service and hope to assist your transition to your new and important role. Since 1972, this program has been an essential part of lawmakers’ orientation to the House of Representatives. This program has hosted more than 700 incoming members including future Vice Presidents, Speakers of the House, Majority Leaders, presidential candidates, and Civil Rights champions. While we will miss your presence in Cambridge this year, we are proud to offer the expertise of Harvard faculty and other policy experts as you begin your service in the House of Representatives. Our program is designed specifically to provide you the opportunity to get to know your colleagues, explore the policy implications of these important topics, and utilize the expertise of our faculty colleagues. You will be briefed on domestic and global challenges and engage in conversation with Harvard’s faculty and other policy experts on topics including fighting COVID-19, rebuilding the economy, America’s role in the world, and the effects of the pandemic and economic recession on educational access, food security, criminal justice, and democratic governance. In addition, we have invited current members of Congress to discuss the transition from the campaign to Capitol Hill, including, Reps. Joe Kennedy JD ‘09 (D, MA-04), Elise Stefanik AB ‘06 (R, NY-21), who both serve on the Institute of Politics Senior Advisory Committee. They will be joined by Reps. Dan Crenshaw MPA ‘17 (R, TX-02) and Ayanna Pressley (D, MA-07). Congratulations once again on your election to the House. We hope your time with us will provide you the background and inspiration to honor President Kennedy’s admonition to act following the right answer while accepting our responsibility for the future. Mark D. Gearan '78 Director, Institute of Politics BIPARTISAN PROGRAM FOR NEWLY ELECTED INSTITUTE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS OF POLITICS NEW MEMBERS OF CONGRESS The Institute of Politics began hosting the Program for Newly Elected Members of Congress in 1972 as a way to foster useful interaction between the academic and political worlds. The first Program was a month- long educational session for four Members of Congress. Over the The Institute of Politics at Harvard course of 40 years, the IOP has Kennedy School was established in hosted future Vice Presidents, 1966 as a living memorial to President Speakers of the House, Majority John F. Kennedy. The Institute’s Leaders, presidential candidates, mission is to unite and engage and Civil Rights champions. students, particularly undergraduates, with academics, politicians, activists, and policymakers on a non-partisan basis to inspire them to pursue pathways in politics and public service. The Institute blends the academy with practical politics and offers students the opportunity to engage in current events and to acquire skills and perspectives that will assist in their postgraduate pathways. INSPIRE The program offers one of the few opportunities new members have to PATHWAYS IN get acquainted with colleagues from both sides of the aisle. Since its POLITICS AND inception in 1972, more than 700 current and former members have PUBLIC SERVICE participated. BIPARTISAN PROGRAM FOR NEWLY ELECTED INSTITUTE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS OF POLITICS INTERNSHIPS The Institute of Politics partners with organizations and elected officials around the world to provide career- oriented, substantive internships for undergraduate students in politics, government, and public service. Through fully-funded internships and stipends, students gain experience in the public sector and develop professional skills that may otherwise be difficult to obtain or finance. FELLOWS PROGRAM The Resident Fellows Program has been a cornerstone program since the founding of the Institute of Politics in 1966. Each semester, the IOP invites prominent elected officials, activists, journalists, and public servants to spend a term at Harvard and share their experiences with students exploring important public issues along with a distinguished cohort of their peers. JOHN F. KENNEDY JR. FORUM The John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at the Institute of Politics is Harvard's premier arena for political speech, discussion and debate.The Forum regularly hosts heads of state, leaders in politics, labor, government, business, and the media. BIPARTISAN PROGRAM FOR NEWLY ELECTED AGENDA MEMBERS OF CONGRESS MONDAY, DECEMBER 7 6:00PM EST NEw MEmbEr SElf-IntroDuctions: GEtting to Know thE Incoming Class of thE 117th CongrEss New members will be given the opportunity to briefly introduce themselves to the full incoming class, share personal stories of why they ran for Congress, how they won, and what they hope to accomplish. Facilitated by Mark D. Gearan ‘78, Director, Institute of Politics Welcome by Menat Banhasy ‘22, President, Kevin Ballen ‘22, Vice President, Institute of Politics Student Advisory Committee Remarks by Amy Walter, National Editor, Cook Political Report 7:15PM EST Virtual Happy Hour (NEw MEmbErs Only) BIPARTISAN PROGRAM FOR NEWLY ELECTED AGENDA MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8 10:00AM EST What WE Wish WE KnEw: A Discussion with CurrEnt MEmbErs of CongrEss Congressman Dan Crenshaw MPA ‘17 (TX-02, R) Congressman Joe Kennedy JD ‘09 (MA-04, D), Senior Advisory Committee, Institute of Politics Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07, D) Congresswoman Elise Stefanik ‘06 (NY-21, R), Senior Advisory Committee, Institute of Politics Nancy Cordes (moderator), Chief Congressional Correspondent, CBS News 11:00AM EST Fighting COVID-19 Ashish Jha MD ‘97, MPH ‘04, Dean, Brown University School of Public Health Juliette Kayyem AB ‘91, JD ‘95, Belfer Senior Lecturer in International Security, Harvard Kennedy School; former Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of Homeland Security (2009-10) David Williams, Florence Sprague Norman and Laura Smart Norman Professor of Public Health, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School Of Public Health; Professor of African and African American Studies and Sociology, Harvard University Nancy Gibbs (moderator), Lombard Director, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy; Visiting Edward R. Murrow Professor of the Practice of Press, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; former Editor-in-Chief, TIME (2013-17) BIPARTISAN PROGRAM FOR NEWLY ELECTED AGENDA MEMBERS OF CONGRESS MONDAY, DECEMBER 14 6:00PM EST REbuilDing thE Economy anD GEtting AmErica Working Again Joe Aldy PhD ‘05, Professor of the Practice of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; University Fellow, Resources for the Future; Senior Adviser, Center for Strategic and International Studies Seth Carpenter, Chief U.S. Economist, UBS; former (Acting) Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets, U.S. Department of the Treasury (2013-16) Karen Dynan PhD ‘92, Professor of the Practice, Department of Economics, Harvard University; Nonresident Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics; former Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy and Chief Economist, U.S. Department of the Treasury (2014-17) Michael Strain, Director, Economic Policy Studies and Arthur F. Burns Scholar in Political Economy, AEI Doug Elmendorf (moderator), Dean and Don K. Price Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; former Director, Congressional Budget Office (2009-15) 7:00PM EST IncluDing all AmEricans in our Economy anD SociEty Arthur Brooks, Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School; Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School; President Emeritus, American Enterprise Institute (AEI); former President, AEI (2009-19) David Deming, Director, Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy and Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Professor of Education and Economics, Harvard Graduate School of Education Archon Fung, Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government, Harvard Kennedy School Diane Schanzenbach, Director, Institute for Policy Research and the Margaret Walker Alexander Professor, Northwestern University Sandra Susan Smith, Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Professor of Criminal Justice and Faculty Director of the Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management, Harvard Kennedy School Cornell William Brooks (moderator), Hauser Professor of the Practice of Nonprofit Organizations; Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership and Social Justice; Director of The William Monroe Trotter Collaborative for Social Justice, Harvard Kennedy School; Visiting Professor of the Practice of Prophetic Religion and Public Leadership, Harvard Divinity School; former President and CEO, NAACP (2014-17) BIPARTISAN PROGRAM FOR NEWLY ELECTED AGENDA MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15 11:00AM