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Select and Special Committees of the Senate SELECT AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE Committee on Indian Affairs 838 Hart Senate Office Building 20510–6450 phone 224–2251, http://indian.senate.gov [Created pursuant to S. Res. 4, 95th Congress; amended by S. Res. 71, 103d Congress] meets every Thursday of each month Byron L. Dorgan, of North Dakota, Chair Lisa Murkowski, of Alaska, Vice Chair Daniel K. Inouye, of Hawaii. John McCain, of Arizona. Kent Conrad, of North Dakota. John Barrasso, of Wyoming. Daniel K. Akaka, of Hawaii. Tom Coburn, of Oklahoma. Tim Johnson, of South Dakota. Pete V. Domenici, of New Mexico. Maria Cantwell, of Washington. Gordon H. Smith, of Oregon. Claire McCaskill, of Missouri. Richard Burr, of North Carolina. Jon Tester, of Montana. (No Subcommittees) STAFF Majority Staff Director.—Sara G. Garland. Deputy Staff Director.—Cindy Darcy. General Counsel.—Allison Binney. Counsels: Heidi Frechette, Tracy Hartzler-Toon. Policy Director.—John Harte. Research Director.—Eamon Walsh. Minority Staff Director / Chief Counsel.—David A. Mullon, Jr. Deputy Chief Counsel.—Rhonda Harjo. Senior Counsel.—James Hall. Professional Staff.—Patrick McMullen. Staff Assistant.—Jon Murphy. 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] Barbara Boxer, of California, Chair John Cornyn, of Texas, Vice Chair Mark L. Pryor, of Arkansas. Pat Roberts, of Kansas. Ken Salazar, of Colorado. STAFF Staff Director / Chief Counsel.—Robert L. Walker. 373 374 Congressional Directory Deputy Staff Director.—Annette Gillis. Senior Counsel / Director of Education and Training.—Kenyen Brown. Counsels: Tremayne Bunaugh, William Corcoran, Katja Eichinger, Elizabeth Horton, Matthew Mesmer. Professional Staff.—John Lewter. Systems Administrator.—Danny Remington. Staff Assistants: Shannon Noble, Patricia Parker, Dawne Vernon. Select Committee on Intelligence 211 Hart Senate Office Building 20510–6475, phone 224–1700 http://www.senate.gov/∼intelligence [Created pursuant to S. Res. 400, 94th Congress] John D. Rockefeller IV, of West Virginia, Chair Christopher S. Bond, of Missouri, Vice Chair Dianne Feinstein, of California. John Warner, of Virginia. Ron Wyden, of Oregon. Chuck Hagel, of Nebraska. Evan Bayh, of Indiana. Saxby Chambliss, of Georgia. Barbara A. Mikulski, of Maryland. Orrin G. Hatch, of Utah. Russell D. Feingold, of Wisconsin. Olympia J. Snowe, of Maine. Bill Nelson, of Florida. Richard Burr, of North Carolina. Sheldon Whitehouse, of Rhode Island. Ex Officio Harry Reid, of Nevada. Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky. Carl Levin, of Michigan. John McCain, of Arizona. STAFF Majority Staff Director.—Andrew W. Johnson. Minority Staff Director.—Louis B. Tucker. Chief Clerk.—Kathleen P. McGhee. Special Committee on Aging G–31 Dirksen Senate Office Building 20510, phone 224–5364 http://aging.senate.gov [Reauthorized pursuant to S. Res. 4, 95th Congress] Herb Kohl, of Wisconsin, Chair Ron Wyden, of Oregon. Gordon H. Smith, of Oregon. Blanche L. Lincoln, of Arkansas. Richard C. Shelby, of Alabama. Evan Bayh, of Indiana. Susan M. Collins, of Maine. Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware. Mel Martinez, of Florida. Bill Nelson, of Florida. Larry E. Craig, of Idaho. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York. Elizabeth Dole, of North Carolina. Ken Salazar, of Colorado. Norm Coleman, of Minnesota. Robert P. Casey, Jr., of Pennsylvania. David Vitter, of Louisiana. Claire McCaskill, of Missouri. Bob Corker, of Tennessee. Sheldon Whitehouse, of Rhode Island. Arlen Specter, of Pennsylvania. STAFF Majority Staff Director.—Julie Cohen. Select and Special Committees of the Senate 375 Policy Advisor.—Nicole Brown. Press Secretary.—Ashley Glacel. Research Assistant.—Will Kramer. Chief of Investigations.—Jack Mitchell. Senior Policy Advisors: Anne Montgomery, Stacy Stordahl, Cherie Wilson. Senior Counsel.—Cecil Swamidoss. Staff Assistants: Barry Landy, Meredith Symonds. Minority Staff (SH–628), 224–5364, fax 224–9926. Staff Director.—Catherine Finley. Legislative Assistant.—Jill Canino. Communications Director.—Kimberly Collins. Investigative Assistant.—Danny Fernendez. Senior Investigative Counsel.—Chris Hinkle. Legislative Correspondent.—Chris Holt. Investigative Counsel.—Brandi Kupchella. Staff Assistants: Elizabeth Canja, Sarah Cody Professional Staff Members: Matt Canedy, Kara Getz, Lindsay Morris, Mike Smith. National Republican Senatorial Committee 425 Second Street, NE., 20002, phone 675–6000, fax 675–6058 John Ensign, of Nevada, Chair STAFF Executive Director.—Scott Bensing. Director of: Administration.—Doug Robinson. Communications.—Rebecca Fisher. Finance.—Lindsey Slanker. Legal Counsel.—Chris Gober. Political Director.—Mike Slanker. Research.—Bill Wykpisz. Senate Republican Policy Committee 347 Russell Senate Office Building, phone 224–2946 fax 224–1235, http://rpc.senate.gov Kay Bailey Hutchison, of Texas, Chair STAFF Staff Director.—Bill Hughes. Deputy Staff Director.—Gay Westbrook. Administrative Director.—Craig Cheney. Analysts: Commerce, Agriculture, and Trade.—Patrick Lehman. Defense Policy.—Michael Stransky. Health Care Policy.—Kishan Kumar Putta. Immigration / DHS.—Luke Bellocchi. Labor, Education, Welfare Policy.—Dana Barbieri. Professional Staff: Editor.—Judy Gorman Prinkey. Associate Editor.—Molly Giammarco. Economic Policy.—Derek Kan. Tax Counsel.—Sarah Novascone. Staff Assistant.—Anna-Claire Whitehead. Station Manager / Special Projects.—Carolyn Laird. Station Operators / Project Assistant.—Scott Strain. System Administrator / RVA Analyst.—Tom Pulju. 376 Congressional Directory Senate Republican Conference 405 Hart Senate Office Building, phone 224–2764 http://src.senate.gov Chair.—Jon Kyl, of Arizona. Vice Chair.—John Cornyn, of Texas. STAFF Conference of the Majority (SH–405), 224–2764. Staff Director.—Ron Bonjean. Policy Director / Chief Counsel.—Steven Duffield. Communications Director.—Ryan Loskarn. Senior Writer.—Mary Katherine Ascik. Deputy Policy Director.—Brooke Bacak. Press Secretary.—Andy Chasin. Director of Operations.—Leigh Hightower. Hispanic Outreach.—Carlos Gonzalez. Radio Services Director.—Dave Hodgdon. Assistant Radio Services Director.—Curtis Swager. Television Services Director.—Henry Peterson, Jr. Production Manager.—Cyrus Pearson. Videographer.—Lane Marshall. Art Director.—Chris Angrisani. Senior Graphics Designer.—Laura Gill. Graphics Designer.—Nick Schweich. Director of Information Technology.—Aaron Broughton. Deputy Director of Information Resources.—Nate Green. Press Assistant.—Sharon Warren. Democratic Policy Committee 419 Hart Senate Office Building, phone 224–3232 Byron L. Dorgan, of North Dakota, Chair Ken Salazar, of Colorado, Regional Chair. Ron Wyden, of Oregon. Evan Bayh, of Indiana, Regional Chair. Tim Johnson, of South Dakota. Jack Reed, of Rhode Island, Regional Chair. Charles E. Schumer, of New York. Mary L. Landrieu, of Louisiana, Regional Blanche L. Lincoln, of Arkansas. Chair. Bill Nelson, of Florida. Harry Reid, of Nevada. Thomas R. Carper, of Delaware. John D. Rockefeller IV, of West Virginia. Barbara A. Mikulski, of Maryland. Daniel K. Akaka, of Hawaii. Frank R. Lautenberg, of New Jersey. Russell D. Feingold, of Wisconsin. Sherrod Brown, of Ohio. JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, of Connecticut. Richard Durbin, of Illinois, ex officio, (as Dianne Feinstein, of California. Assistant Democratic Leader). Patty Murray, of Washington, ex officio, (as Secretary of the Conference). STAFF Staff Director.—Chuck Cooper. Assistant to the Staff Director.—Casey Gillece. Research Director.—Tim Gaffaney. Policy Advisors: Joi Chaney, Kristin Devine, Liz Engel, Sara Mills, Erika Moritsugu. New Policy Director.—Doug Steiger. New Policy Outreach.—Brad Weltman. Deputy Staff Director and Chief Counsel.—Neal Higgins. Publications Director.—Doug Connolly. Votes Analyst.—Michael Mozden. Congressional Fellow.—Brendan Doherty. Select and Special Committees of the Senate 377 Steering and Outreach Committee 712 Hart Senate Office Building, phone 224–9048 Debbie Stabenow, of Michigan Chair John F. Kerry, of Massachusetts. Kent Conrad, of North Dakota. Daniel K. Inouye, of Hawaii. Carl Levin, of Michigan. Robert C. Byrd, of West Virginia. Herb Kohl, of Wisconsin. Edward M. Kennedy, of Massachusetts. Barbara Boxer, of California. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., of Delaware. Jeff Bingaman, of New Mexico. Patrick J. Leahy, of Vermont. Harry Reid, of Nevada. Christopher J. Dodd, of Connecticut. Richard Durbin, of Illinois. Tom Harkin, of Iowa. Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York. Max Baucus, of Montana. Mark L. Pryor, of Arkansas. STAFF Staff Director.—Tom Russell. Deputy Director.—Kriston Alford McIntosh. Associate Directors: Kory Vargas Caro, Robert Holifield, Josh King. Staff Assistant.—Marcus Fleming. Senate Democratic Communications Center 619 Hart Senate Office Building, phone 224–1430 Harry Reid, of Nevada, Chair STAFF Communications Director.—Rodell Mollineau. Administrator.—Mary Helen Fuller. Editors: Ike Blake, Toby Hayman, Alice Liu. Engineer.—Rick Singer. Graphic Design Specialist.—Perisha Gates. Internet Technology Adviser.—Jordan Higgins. Press Assistant.—Kim Rymsha. Radio Producer.—Ian Shifrin. Videographers: Clare Flood, Brian Jones, Kevin Kelleher. Senate Democratic Conference 37A Russell Senate Office Building, Basement, phone 224–4822, fax 228–0325 Secretary.—Patty Murray, of Washington State. Leadership Staff Director.—Mike Spahn. Floor and Communication Adie.—Nathan Blumenthal. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee 120 Maryland Avenue, NE., 20002, phone 224–2447 Charles E. Schumer, of New York, Chair Robert Menendez, of New Jersey, Vice Chair Harry Reid, of Nevada, Democratic Leader Amy Klobuchar, of Minnesota, Outreach and Policy Chair 378 Congressional Directory STAFF Executive Director.—J.B. Poersch. Communications Director.—Matthew Miller. Political Director.—Guy Cecil. Finance Director.—Tom Lopach. Comptroller.—Darlene Setter. Assistant to the Executive Director.—Nicki Sacco. Legal Counsel.—Mark Elias. .
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