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SELECT AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE Committee on Indian Affairs 838 Hart Senate Office Building 20510–6450 phone 224–2251, https://indian.senate.gov [Created pursuant to S. Res. 4, 95th Congress; amended by S. Res. 71, 103d Congress] meets every Wednesday of each month John Hoeven, of North Dakota, Chair Tom Udall, of New Mexico, Vice Chair John Barrasso, of Wyoming. Maria Cantwell, of Washington. Lisa Murkowski, of Alaska. Jon Tester, of Montana. James Lankford, of Oklahoma. Brian Schatz, of Hawaii. Steve Daines, of Montana. Catherine Cortez Masto, of Nevada. Martha McSally, of Arizona. Tina Smith, of Minnesota. Jerry Moran, of Kansas. (No Subcommittees) STAFF Majority Staff Director /Chief Counsel.—Mike Andrews. Deputy Staff Director.—Brandon Ashley. Counsel: Chase Goodnight, Holmes Whelan. Policy Advisors: Jacqueline Bisille, John Simermeyer. Special Assistant.—Jim Robertson. Minority Staff Director /Chief Counsel.—Jennifer Romero. Senior Counsel.—Josh Mahan. Counsel.—Concetta Tsosie de Haro. Senior Policy Advisors: Kim Moxley, Anthony Sedillo. Policy Advisor.—Ray Martin. Staff Assistant.—Manu Tupper. Administrative Director.—Jim Eismeier. Hearing Clerk.—Avis Dubose. Systems Administrator.—Dasan Fish. Staff Assistant.—Zachary Spencer. GPO Detailee.—Jack Fulmer. Select Committee on Ethics 220 Hart Senate Office Building 20510 phone 224–2981, fax 224–7416 [Created pursuant to S. Res. 338, 88th Congress; amended by S. Res. 110, 95th Congress] James Lankford, of Oklahoma, Chair Christopher A. Coons, of Delaware, Vice Chair Pat Roberts, of Kansas. Brian Schatz, of Hawaii. James E. Risch, of Idaho. Jeanne Shaheen, of New Hampshire. 391 392 Congressional Directory STAFF Staff Director and Chief Counsel.—Deborah Sue Mayer. Deputy Chief Counsel.—Karen Gorman. Chief Clerk.—Cami Morrison. Senior Counsel and Director of Education and Training.—Geoff Turley. Counsel: Madeline Dang, Shane Kelly, Katharine Quaglieri, Kelly Selesnick, Charlotte Underwood. Director of Information Technology.—Danny Remington. Financial Disclosure Specialist.—Katie Jordan. Special Assistant.—Brittany Prager. Staff Assistants: Joseph Lenz, Gabrielle Quintana, Mary Yuengert. Select Committee on Intelligence 211 Hart Senate Office Building 20510–6475 phone 224–1700, https://intelligence.senate.gov [Created pursuant to S. Res. 400, 94th Congress] Marco Rubio, of Florida, Chair Mark R. Warner, of Virginia, Vice Chair Richard Burr, of North Carolina. Dianne Feinstein, of California. James E. Risch, of Idaho. Ron Wyden, of Oregon. Susan M. Collins, of Maine. Martin Heinrich, of New Mexico. Roy Blunt, of Missouri. ANGUS S. KING, JR., of Maine. Tom Cotton, of Arkansas. Kamala D. Harris, of California. John Cornyn, of Texas. Michael F. Bennet, of Colorado. Ben Sasse, of Nebraska. Ex Officio Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky. Charles E. Schumer, of New York. James M. Inhofe, of Oklahoma. Jack Reed, of Rhode Island. STAFF Majority Staff Director.—Christopher A. Joyner. Minority Staff Director.—Michael Casey. Chief Clerk.—Kelsey Stroud Bailey. Special Committee on Aging G–31 Dirksen Senate Office Building 20510 phone 224–5364, https://aging.senate.gov [Reauthorized pursuant to S. Res. 4, 95th Congress] Susan M. Collins, of Maine, Chair Tim Scott, of South Carolina. Robert P. Casey, Jr., of Pennsylvania. Richard Burr, of North Carolina. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, of New York. Martha McSally, of Arizona. Richard Blumenthal, of Connecticut. Marco Rubio, of Florida. Elizabeth Warren, of Massachusetts. Josh Hawley, of Missouri. Doug Jones, of Alabama. Mike Braun, of Indiana. Kyrsten Sinema, of Arizona. Rick Scott, of Florida. Jacky Rosen, of Nevada. STAFF Majority Deputy Staff Director.—Sarah Khasawinah. Select and Special Committees of the Senate 393 Chief Counsel.—Mark LeDuc. Health Policy Director.—Amy Pellegrino. Professional Staff: Maria Olson, Lara Rosner. Legislative Correspondent.—Jake Lynch. Legislative Aide.—Owen Mahan. Research Assistant.—Jacob Towle. Staff Assistant.—James Erwin. Non-Designated: Chief Clerk /System Administrator.—Matt Lawrence. GPO Detailee.—Ruby Ahmed. Minority Staff (SH–628), 224–8710, fax 224–9926. Staff Director.—Kate Mevis. Deputy Staff Director.—Stacy Sanders. Disability Policy Director.—Michael Gamel-McCormick. Deputy Chief Counsel.—Rashage Green. Special Counsel and Director of Oversight and Investigation.—Caitlin Warner. Senior Policy Advisor.—Keith Miller. Senior Policy Aide.—Samantha Koehler. Policy Aide.—Joshua Dubensky. Legislative Correspondent.—Madison West. Staff Assistant.—Nigel Stinson. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee 120 Maryland Avenue, NE., Washington, DC 20002 phone 224–2447 Catherine Cortez Masto, of Nevada, Chair Charles E. Schumer, of New York, Democratic Leader STAFF Executive Director.—Scott Fairchild. Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer.—Brynn Palmen. Senior Advisors: Justin Barasky, Christie Roberts. Finance Director.—Eben DuRoss. Chief Digital Officer.—Kati Card. Digital Director.—Marina Orcutt. Communications Director.—Lauren Passalacqua. Research Director.—Megan Hughes. Policy Director.—Hazeen Ashby. Chief Information Security Officer.—Jude Meche. Comptroller /Treasurer.—Allison Wright. Democratic Policy and Communications Center 419 Hart Senate Office Building, phone 224–3232 Charles E. Schumer, of New York, Democratic Leader Debbie Stabenow, of Michigan, Chair Joe Manchin III, of West Virginia, Vice Chair STAFF Staff Director.—Vacant. Communications Director.—Matthew Williams. Policy Director.—Vacant. Counsel and Policy Advisor.—Vacant. Senior Policy Advisor.—Aaron Suntag. 394 Congressional Directory Policy Advisors: Gabrielle Borg, Cristina Shoffner. Senior Vote Analyst.—Douglas Connolly. Votes Director.—Mike Mozden. Junior Investigator.—John B. Donnelly. Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee 712 Hart Senate Office Building, phone 224–9048 Amy Klobuchar, of Minnesota, Chair Jeanne Shaheen, of New Hampshire, Vice Chair Charles E. Schumer, of New York, Democratic Leader Richard J. Durbin, of Illinois, Democratic Whip Christopher A. Coons, of Delaware, Chair of Business Outreach Robert Menendez, of New Jersey, Chair of the Hispanic Task Force Cory A. Booker, of New Jersey, Chair of Metropolitan Area Outreach Patrick J. Leahy, of Vermont. Jon Tester, of Montana. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, of New York. Brian Schatz, of Hawaii. Christopher A. Coons, of Delaware. Tammy Baldwin, of Wisconsin. Robert P. Casey, Jr., of Pennsylvania. Christopher Murphy, of Connecticut. STAFF Staff Director.—Laura Schiller. Director of Outreach.—Noel Perez. Associate Director.—Amira Hassan. Assistant Director.—Nicole Lam. Senate Democratic Conference 154 Russell Senate Office Building, phone 224–2621, fax 224–0238 Secretary.—Tammy Baldwin, of Wisconsin. Chief of Staff.—Bill Murat. Senate Democratic Media Center 619 Hart Senate Office Building, phone 224–1430 Charles E. Schumer, of New York, Chair STAFF Director of Digital Media.—Ken Meyer. Deputy Director of Digital Media.—Jasmine Harris. Creative Director.—Quinn Bowman. Digital Producer.—Abele Tuwafie. Engineer.—Tushar Dayal. Video Editors: Ezra Deutsch-Feldman, Hayley Gray-Hoehn. Videographer.—Dave Cooke. Digital Assistant (Video).—Tinae Bluitt. Graphic Designer.—Lindsay Dirienzo. Production Coordinator (Photo).—Rah Foard. Production Coordinator (Video).—Nora Younkin. Writer.—Leah Juliett. Project Manager.—Joel Geertsma. Select and Special Committees of the Senate 395 National Republican Senatorial Committee 425 Second Street, NE., Washington, DC 20002 phone 675–6000, fax 675–6058 Todd Young, of Indiana, Chair STAFF Executive Director.—Kevin McLaughlin. Director of: Communications.—Jesse Hunt. Finance.—Anna Rogers Duncan. Legal Counsel.—Ryan Dollar. Political Director.—Betsy Ankney. Research.—Jeff Snow. Digital.—Ashley Isaac. Senior Advisor.—Matt Whitlock. Senate Republican Policy Committee 347 Russell Senate Office Building phone 224–2946 fax 224–1235, https://rpc.senate.gov Roy Blunt, of Missouri, Chair STAFF Staff Director.—Stacy McBride. Policy Director.—Tracy Henke. Communications Director.—Katie Boyd. Administrative Director.—Craig Cheney. Analysts: Agriculture, Energy, and Environment.—Jack Thorlin. Budget, Tax, Appropriations, Senate Procedure.—Tori Gorman. Health Care.—Whitney Jones. Judiciary /Immigration, Trade.—Jack Thorlin. Education, Labor, Banking, Transportation.—Emily Goff. Defense, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, Veterans Affairs.—Jeremy Hayes. Commerce, Cybersecurity, Technology.—Troy Stock. Professional Staff: Editorial Director.—John Mitchell. System Administrator /RVA Editor.—Thomas Pulju. Station Manager /Special Projects.—Carolyn Laird. Station Operator /Projects Assistant.—Daniel Noonan. Creative Director.—Jesica Leonard. Senate Republican Conference 405 Hart Senate Office Building phone 224–2764, https://src.senate.gov John Barrasso, of Wyoming, Chair Joni Ernst, of Iowa, Vice Chair STAFF Conference of the Majority (SH–405), 224–2764. Staff Director.—Dan Kunsman. Deputy Staff Director.—Jeff Grappone. Radio Services Director.—Dave Hodgdon. Administrative Director.—Amber Moyerman. Speechwriter.—Elizabeth Keys. 396 Congressional Directory Creative & Member Services Director.—Christy Lewis. Deputy Creative and Member Services Director.—Caleb Fisher. Production Manager.—Cyrus Pearson. Videographer /Editor.—Lane Marshall. Digital Strategist.—Ruben Verastigui. Creative Director.—Joe Colby. Deputy Video Producers: Evan Dernberger, Josiah Lindquist. Systems Engineer.—Nic Budde. Floor Monitor.—Samantha Ryals. Staff Assistant.—Tim Corley..
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