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Representative Tom O'halleran Representative Andy Biggs Senator Member-Elect Info (As of December 19, 2016) As members-elect prepare for their swearing-in on January 3rd, the information below provides interim contact information for each of the 63 newly elected members in both the House and Senate. This information was taken from campaign websites and other resources to assist with scheduling an in-person meeting with your new member in advance of their arrival to DC. For any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to [email protected]. Representative Tom O'Halleran Arizona (D-AZ-01) Seat previously held by: Ann Kirkpatrick (D) Contact Info Daniel Martin Special Assistant [email protected] Barry Klein Transition Aide [email protected] Representative Andy Biggs Arizona (R-AZ-05) Seat previously held by: Matt Salmon (R) Contact Info Adam Deguire Transition Co-Chair [email protected] Eddie Farnsworth Transition Co-Chair [email protected] Senator Kamala Harris California (D) Seat previously held by: Barbara Mikulski (D) Contact Info Brent Robinson Outreach Director [email protected] Representative Ro Khanna California (D-CA-17) Seat previously held by: Mike Honda (D) Contact Info Michael Ambler Transition Aide [email protected] Representative Jimmy Panetta California (D-CA-20) Seat previously held by: Sam Farr (D) Contact Info [email protected] Representative Salud Carbajal California (D-CA-24) Seat previously held by: Louis Capps (D) Contact Info Jeremy Tittle Chief of Staff [email protected] Representative Nanette Barragan California (D-CA-44) Seat previously held by: Janice Hahn (D) Contact Info Michael Soneff Transition Aide [email protected] Representative Lou Correa California (D-CA-46) Seat previously held by: Loretta Sanchez (D) Contact Info Andrew Scibetta Transition Aide [email protected] Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester Delaware (D- DE- At- Large) Seat previously held by: John Carney (D) Contact Info Tish Bracy Transition Aide [email protected] Representative Matt Gaetz Florida (R-FL-01) Seat previously held by: Jeff Miller (R) Contact Info Ryan Smith Transition Aide [email protected] Representative Neal Dunn Florida (R-FL-02) Seat previously held by: Gwen Graham (D) Contact Info [email protected] Representative John Rutherford Florida (R-FL-04) Seat previously held by: Ander Crenshaw (R) Contact Info [email protected] Representative Alfred Lawson Jr. Florida (D-FL-05) Seat previously held by: Corrine Brown (D) Contact Info Derron Bennett Transition Aide [email protected] Representative Stephanie Murphy Florida (D-FL-07) Seat previously held by: John Mica (R) Contact Info Brad Howard Transition Aide/Chief of Staff [email protected] Representative Darren Soto Florida (D-FL-09) Seat previously held by: Alan Grayson (D) Contact Info Christine Biron Chief of Staff/Transition Aide [email protected] Representative Val Demings Florida (D-FL-10) Seat previously held by: Daniel Webster (R) Contact Info [email protected] Representative Charlie Crist Florida (D-FL-13) Seat previously held by: David Jolly (R) Contact Info Vito Sheeley District Director/Transition Aide [email protected] Representative Brian Mast Florida (R-FL-18) Seat previously held by: Patrick Murphy (D) Contact Info Rocco LeDonni Transition Aide [email protected] Representative L Francis Rooney III Florida (R-FL-19) Seat previously held by: Curt Clawson (R) Contact Info [email protected] Representative Drew Ferguson Georgia (R-GA-03) Seat previously held by: Lynn Westmoreland (R) Contact Info Bobby Saparow Transition Aide/Chief of Staff [email protected] Representative Colleen Hanabusa Hawaii (D-HI-01) Seat previously held by: Mark Takai (D) Contact Info Kana Smith Legislative Assistant [email protected] Senator Tammy Duckworth Illinois (D) Seat previously held by: Mark Kirk Contact Info Marina Faz-Huppert District Director [email protected] Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi Illinois (D-IL-08) Seat previously held by: Tammy Duckworth (D) Contact Info Mark Schauerte Transition Aide [email protected] Representative Bradley Schneider Illinois (D-IL-10) Seat previously held by: Robert Dold (R) Contact Info [email protected] Senator Todd Young Indiana (R) Seat previously held by: Dan Coats (R) Contact Info Deb Johannes District Director [email protected] Representative Jim Banks Indiana (R-IN-03) Seat previously held by: Marlin Stutzman (R) Contact Info Matt Lahr Chief of Staff [email protected] Representative Trey Hollingsworth Indiana (R-IN-09) Seat previously held by: Todd Young (R) Contact Info Rachel Jacobs Transition Aide [email protected] Representative Roger Marshall Kansas (R-KS-01) Seat previously held by: Tim Huelskamp (R) Contact Info Brent Robertson Transition Aide/Chief of Staff [email protected] Representative James Comer Kentucky (R-KY-01) Seat previously held by: Ed Whitfield (R) Contact Info Sandy Sampson District Director [email protected] Senator John Kennedy Louisiana (R) Seat previously held by: David Vitter (R) Contact Info [email protected] Representative Clay Higgins Louisiana (R-LA-03) Seat previously held by: Charles Boustany (R) Contact Info [email protected] Representative Mike Johnson Louisiana (R-LA-04) Seat previously held by: John Fleming (R) Contact Info [email protected] Representative Anthony Brown Maryland (D-MD-4) Seat previously held by: Donna Edwards (D) Contact Info (Staff to Current member, Rep. Donna Edwards) Betty Horton Hodge District Director [email protected] Kevin Saucedo-Broach Scheduler [email protected] Representative Jamie Raskin Maryland (D-MD-8) Seat previously held by: Chris Van Hollen (D) Contact Info [email protected] Senator Chris Van Hollen Maryland (D) Seat previously held by: Barbara Mikulski (D) Contact Info Joan Kleinman District Director [email protected] Representative Jack Bergman Michigan (R-MI-1) Seat previously held by: Dan Benishek (R) Contact Info Melanie Collingsworth District Scheduler [email protected] or [email protected] Representative Paul Mitchell (R) Michigan (R-MI-10) Seat previously held by: Candice Miller (R) Contact Info [email protected] Representative Jason Lewis Minnesota (R-MN-2) Seat previously held by: John Kline (R) Contact Info Josie Peterson Transition Aide [email protected] Representative Don Bacon Nebraska (R-NE-2) Seat previously held by: Brad Ashford (R) Contact Info Mark Dreling Transition Aide/ Chief of Staff [email protected] Senator Catherine Cortez Masto Nevada (D) Seat previously held by: Harry Reid (D) Contact Info Scott Fairchild Transition Aide/ Chief of Staff [email protected] Representative Ruben Kihuen Nevada (D-NV-4) Seat previously held by: Cresent Hardy (R) Contact Info Dave Chase Transition Aide [email protected] Representative Jacky Rosen Nevada (D-NV-3) Seat previously held by: Joe Heck (R) Contact Info David Furr Transition Aide [email protected] Senator Maggie Hassan New Hampshire (D) Seat previously held by: Kelly Ayotte (R) Contact Info Marc Goldberg Transition Aide/ Chief of Staff [email protected] Representative Carol Shea-Porter New Hampshire (D-NH-1) Seat previously held by: Frank Guinta (R) Contact Info [email protected] Representative Josh Gottheimer New Jersey (D-NJ-5) Seat previously held by: Scott Garrett (R) Contact Info [email protected] Representative Adriano Espaillat New York (D-NY-13) Seat previously held by: Charles Rangel (D) Contact Info Aneiry Batista Chief of Staff [email protected] Representative John Faso New York (R-NY-19) Seat previously held by: Chris Gibson (R) Contact Info Dain Pascocello Chief of Staff/ Transition Aide [email protected] [email protected] Representative Thomas Suozzi New York (D-NY-3) Seat previously held by: Steve Israel (D) Contact Info [email protected] Representative Claudia Tenney New York (R-NY-22) Seat previously held by: Richard Hanna (R) Contact Info Hannah Andrews Transition Aide/ Communications Director [email protected] Representative Ted Budd North Carolina (R-NC-13) Seat previously held by: George Holding (R) Contact Info Andrew Bell Transition Aide [email protected] Representative Dwight Evans Pennsylvania (D-PA-3) Seat previously held by: Chakah Fattah (D) Contact Info Kim Turner Chief of Staff [email protected] Representative Brian Fitzpatrick Pennsylvania (R-PA-8) Seat previously held by: Mike Fitzpatrick (R) Contact Info Aaron Clark Communications Director [email protected] Representative Lloyd Smucker Pennsylvania (R-PA-8) Seat previously held by: Joe Pitts (R) Contact Info Zach Peirson Transition Aide [email protected] Representative Jenniffer Gonzalez Colon Puerto Rico (D) Seat previously held by: Pedro Pierluisi (D) Contact Info [email protected] Representative David Kustoff Tennessee (R-TN-8) Seat previously held by: Stephen Fincher (R) Contact Info Transition Chairman: Chip Saltsman [email protected] [email protected] Representative Jodey Arrington Texas (R-TX-19) Seat previously held by: Randy Neugebauer (R) Contact Info Russell Thomasson Transition Aide/ Chief of Staff [email protected] Representative Vicente Gonzalez Texas (D-TX-15) Seat previously held by:
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