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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 Wednesday of each month John Barrasso, of Wyoming, Chair Jon Tester, of Montana, Vice Chair John McCain, of Arizona. Maria Cantwell, of Washington. Lisa Murkowski, of Alaska. Tom Udall, of New Mexico. John Hoeven, of North Dakota. Al Franken, of Minnesota. James Lankford, of Oklahoma. Brian Schatz, of Hawaii. Steve Daines, of Montana. Heidi Heitkamp, of North Dakota. Mike Crapo, of Idaho. Jerry Moran, of Kansas. (No Subcommittees) STAFF Majority Staff Director / Chief Counsel.—Mike Andrews. Deputy Chief Counsel.—Rhonda Harjo. Senior Policy Advisor.—Brandon Ashley. Counsel.—Emily Newman. Press Secretary.—Mike Danylak. Legislative Assistant.—Jacqueline Bisille. Research Assistant.—Natasha John. Staff Assistant.—David Wise. Minority Staff Director / Chief Counsel.—Anthony Walters. Senior Policy Advisor.—Sierra Howlett. Counsel.—Wendy Helgemo. Policy Director.—Kenneth Martin. Staff Assistant.—Gerald Kaquatosh. Administrative Director.—Jim Eismeier. Clerk.—Amanda Kelly. Systems Administrator.—David Stuart. Receptionist.—Sarah Overton. GPO Detailee.—Jack Fulmer. 385 386 Congressional Directory 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] Johnny Isakson, of Georgia, Chair Barbara Boxer, of California, Vice Chair Pat Roberts, of Kansas. Christopher A. Coons, of Delaware. James E. Risch, of Idaho. Brian Schatz, of Hawaii. STAFF Chief Counsel and Staff Director.—Deborah Sue Mayer. Deputy Staff Director.—Annette Gillis. Senior Counsel.—Tremayne Bunaugh, Lynn Tran. Counsels: Rochelle Ford, Anna Stolarz, Geoff Turley, Ray Wolcott. Director of IT.—Danny Remington. Financial Disclosure Specialist.—Philip Kibbey. Special Assistant for Financial Disclosure.—Alyssa Brockington. Senior Staff Assistant.—Ben Toribio. Staff Assistants: Emily Gershon, Addison Winger. 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] Richard Burr, of North Carolina, Chair Dianne Feinstein, of California, Vice Chair James E. Risch, of Idaho. Ron Wyden, of Oregon. Daniel Coats, of Indiana. Barbara A. Mikulski, of Maryland. Marco Rubio, of Florida. Mark R. Warner, of Virginia. Susan M. Collins, of Maine. Martin Heinrich, of New Mexico. Roy Blunt, of Missouri. ANGUS S. KING,JR., of Maine. James Lankford, of Oklahoma. Mazie K. Hirono, of Hawaii. Tom Cotton, of Arkansas. Ex Officio Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky. Harry Reid, of Nevada. John McCain, of Arizona. Jack Reed, of Rhode Island. STAFF Majority Staff Director.—Christopher Joyner. Minority Staff Director.—David Grannis. Chief Clerk.—Desiree Thompson Sayle. Select and Special Committees of the Senate 387 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] Susan M. Collins, of Maine, Chair Orrin G. Hatch, of Utah. Claire McCaskill, of Missouri. Mark Kirk, of Illinois. Bill Nelson, of Florida. Jeff Flake, of Arizona. Robert P. Casey, Jr., of Pennsylvania. Tim Scott, of South Carolina. Sheldon Whitehouse, of Rhode Island. Bob Corker, of Tennessee. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, of New York. Dean Heller, of Nevada. Richard Blumenthal, of Connecticut. Tom Cotton, of Arkansas. Joe Donnelly, of Indiana. David Perdue, of Georgia. Elizabeth Warren, of Massachusetts. Thom Tillis, of North Carolina. Tim Kaine, of Virginia. Ben Sasse, of Nebraska. STAFF Majority Staff Director.—Priscilla Hanley. Deputy Staff Director / Communications Director.—Jen Burita. Chief Counsel.—Mark LeDuc. Chief Investigator.—Sam Dewey. Investigator.—Sharon Utz. Legislative Assistant.—Christopher Knight. Staff Assistant.—Tim Stretton. Chief Clerk / System Administrator.—Matt Lawrence. Minority Staff (SH–628), 224–8710, Fax 224–9926 Staff Director.—Derron Parks. Deputy Staff Director.—Joel Eskovitz. Communications Director.—Drew Pusateri. Counsels: Caitlin Warner, Cathy Yu. Senior Policy Aide.—Hannah Berner. Staff Assistant / Policy Aide.—Emma Kenyon. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee 120 Maryland Avenue, NE., 20002, phone 224–2447 Jon Tester, of Montana, Chair Harry Reid, of Nevada, Democratic Leader STAFF Executive Director.—Tom Lopach. Deputy Executive Director.—Preston Elliot. Communications Director.—Justin Barasky. Political Director.—Simone Ward. Finance Director.—Valerie Friedman. Legal Counsel.—Mark Elias. Democratic Policy and Communications Center 419 Hart Senate Office Building, phone 224–3232 Harry Reid, of Nevada, Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer, of New York, Chair. Debbie Stabenow, of Michigan, Vice Chair. 388 Congressional Directory STAFF Staff Director.—Mike Lynch, Capitol / S–318, mike–[email protected] (202) 224–2939. Communications Director.—Matt House, Capitol / S–318, matt–[email protected], 224–2939. Director of Hispanic Media.—Jose Parra, Capitol / S–318, jose–[email protected], 224– 2939. Communication Director for NV / National Press Secretary.—Kristen Orthman, Capitol / S–318, kristen–[email protected], 224–2939. Deputy Regional Press Secretary.—Carolyn Seuthe, S–112, carolyn–[email protected], 224–2939. Press Secretary for Hispanic Media.—Jorge Silva, S–112, jorge–[email protected], 224– 2939. Press Assistant for Hispanic Media.—Reynaldo Benitez, Capitol / S–112, reynaldo–benitez @dpcc.senate.gov, 224–2939. Press Assistants: Bianca Recto, Capitol / S–318, bianca–[email protected]; Dylan Lierd, S–318, dylan–[email protected], 224–2939. Policy Director.—Ryan McConaghy, SH419, ryan–[email protected], 224–2939. Counsel / Policy Advisor.—Pat Collier, SH419, pat–[email protected], 224–2939. Policy Advisors: Julie Klein, SH419, julie–[email protected], 224–3232; Charlie Ellsworth, SH419, charlie–[email protected], 224–3232; Matt House, S318, matt–[email protected], 224–2939; Laura Erickson Hatalsky, SH419, laura–[email protected], 224–3232. Policy Assistant.—Karlee Tebbutt, SH419, karlee–[email protected], 224–3232. Deputy Regional Press Secretary.—Bilal Ali, SH–112, bilal–[email protected]. Senior Rapid Response Advisor.—Dan Yoken, dan–[email protected], 224–2939. Publications Director and Senior Vote Analyst.—Doug Connolly, SH705, doug–connolly @dpcc.senate.gov, 224–2939. Votes Director.—Michael Mozden, SH705, michael–[email protected], 224–2939. Deputy Press Secretary.—Brian Ahern, brian–[email protected], 224–2939. Deputy Press Secretary / Deputy Speech Writer.—Christopher Huntley, christopher–huntley @dpcc.senate.gov, 224–2939. Senior Advisor for Digital Media.—Faiz Shakir, S318, faiz–[email protected], 224–2939. Steering and Outreach Committee 712 Hart Senate Office Building, phone 224–9048 Amy Klobuchar, of Minnesota, Chair Jeanne Shaheen, of New Hampshire, Vice Chair Harry Reid, of Nevada, Democratic Leader Richard J. Durbin, of Illinois, Assistant Democratic Leader Christopher A. Coons, of Delaware, Chairman of Business Outreach Robert Menendez, of New Jersey, Chairman of the Hispanic Task Force Cory A. Booker, of New Jersey, Chair of Metropolitan Outreach Patrick J. Leahy, of Vermont. Jon Tester, of Montana. Barbara Boxer, of California, Brian Schatz, of Hawaii. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, of New York. Tammy Baldwin, of Wisconsin. Bill Nelson, of Florida. Christopher Murphy, of Connecticut. Robert P. Casey, Jr., of Pennsylvania. STAFF Staff Director.—David McMaster. Director of Outreach.—Eloy J. Martinez. Associate Directors: Claire Badger, Rayshon Payton. Staff Assistant.—Victoria Laxalt. Select and Special Committees of the Senate 389 Senate Democratic Conference 154 Russell Senate Office Building, phone 224–2621, fax 224–0238 Secretary.—Patty Murray, of Washington State. Chief of Staff.—Mike Spahn. Senior Leadership Advisor and Floor Directors: Emma Fulkerson, Stacy Rich. Senate Democratic Media Center 619 Hart Senate Office Building, phone 224–1430 Harry Reid, of Nevada, Chair STAFF Director of Broadcast Operations.—Brian Jones. Director of New Media.—Faiz Shakir. Editors: Hisham Abdelhamid, Don Jonathan Webb. Engineer.—Luis Mattos. Event Coordinator.—Ryan King. Graphic Design Specialist.—Perisha Gates. Senior Developer.—Judson Blewett. Multimedia Specialist.—Ian Shifrin. Press Assistant.—Isaiah Calvin. Videographers: Kevin Kelleher, Clare Palace. National Republican Senatorial Committee 425 Second Street, NE., 20002, phone 675–6000, fax 675–6058 Roger F. Wicker, of Mississippi, Chair STAFF Executive Director.—Ward Baker. Director of: Communications.—Andrea Bozek. Finance.—Claire Holloway. Legal Counsel.—Matt Raymer. Political Director.—Sarah Morgan. Research.—Mark McLaughlin. Senate Republican Policy Committee 347 Russell Senate Office Building, phone 224–2946 fax 224–1235, http://rpc.senate.gov John Barrasso, of Wyoming, Chair STAFF Staff Director.—Dan Kunsman. Policy Director.—Arjun Mody. Communications Director.—Emily Schillinger. Administrative Director.—Craig Cheney. Analysts: Agriculture, Energy and Environment.—Matthew Leggett. Budget, Tax, Appropriations.—Spencer Wayne. Health Care.—Brian Blase. Commerce, Transportation, Trade.—Mitchell Kominsky. Education, Labor, Banking, Housing.—Dana
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