FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 24, 2020
Burgess Owens Announces Key Congressional Staff Hires
Salt Lake City, UT- Today, Congressman-elect Burgess Owens announced several key staff hires. Owens, recently elected to represent Utah’s 4th Congressional District, will be sworn in to serve in the 117th Congress in early January 2021.
“Service to my community and love of my country have always been core tenets in my life, and I’m thrilled to build a team that shares these values,” said Congressman-elect Burgess Owens. We look forward to driving meaningful change in Washington, D.C., and delivering real results at home. We can’t wait to hit the ground running in January.”
District Staff: Nathaniel Johnson, District Director. Nathaniel from Mona, Utah, has a history of service to both Utah and the nation. He served for six years with the Utah National Guard and also served as a combat medic in Afghanistan. Johnson later served as Congressman Chris Stewart’s executive assistant in Washington, D.C., and covered policy issues related to veterans. After leaving Capitol Hill, Johnson returned to Utah, where he managed Congressman Stewart’s successful 2016 reelection campaign. Nathaniel, a graduate of Snow College, Utah State University, and the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University, has most recently been a public defender for the Utah County Public Defender Association.
Washington, DC Staff: Keelie Broom, Chief of Staff. Keelie, a Mississippi native, earned a Bachelor of Arts from Millsaps College, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and was awarded both the John F. Kennedy and Reid and Cynthia Bingham awards for Political Science. Keelie then graduated from Tulane University Law School and spent several years in practice as a civil litigator. From there, Keelie parlayed her communications and advocacy skills into political communications, serving first as the Communications Director for the Missouri Republican Party and later as the Nevada Communications Director for the Republican National Committee during the 2018 midterms. Most recently, in her role as Policy Counsel for the national non-profit Marsy’s Law For All, Keelie has spent her time fighting to amend state constitutions across the country to secure equal rights for crime victims. From 2017 - 2019, Keelie was selected as a Super Lawyers Rising Star.
Miriam Harmer, Legislative Director. Originally from Bountiful, Utah, Miriam first entered politics as the state chairman of the Teenage Republicans of Utah. A month after returning from her mission to Quito, Ecuador, she was elected to be the Secretary of the Utah Republican Party. Miriam is happy to return to Capitol Hill, having worked in the Washington, D.C. offices of Congressman Rob Bishop, Senator Bob Bennett, and Senator Mike Lee. Miriam is a graduate of Brigham Young University and the S.J. Quinney School of Law at the University of Utah, and most recently served as the Director of Congressional Affairs for the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, fighting for religious freedom and family-friendly education legislation. Miriam is the ninth of ten children born to Carolyn and John L. Harmer, the former Lieutenant Governor of California under then-Governor Ronald Reagan.