Senators and representatives wear the pins, but staffers keep Capitol Hill running.
Staying behind the scenes, they draft legislation, help constituents, deal with the media, keep committee work running, research policies and manage lawmakers’ schedules.
They’ve had a hand in some of the biggest bills — and battles — of the 118th Congress.
And they make sure that members of Congress are prepared when they go to the floor to cast the votes that affect millions of people across the country.
They work long hours — but they say it’s completely worth it.
Today, we’re highlighting 25 staffers whose work you’ve probably seen but whose names you might not know.
Together, they make Capitol Hill run.
- How 4 Latino staffers created the Texas Embassy on H Street — and a Capitol legacy
- Nisha Ramachandran: Executive director, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
- Didier Barjon: Advisory board member, Black Men on the Hill; Legislative assistant for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
- Nick Dyer: Deputy chief of staff, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.)
- Sonali Desai: Executive director, House Democratic Caucus
- Jordan Dashow: Executive director, Congressional Equality Caucus
- Geoffrey Antell: Chief of staff, Senate Republican Whip John Thune (SD)
- Mike Lynch: Chief of staff, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
- Annie Clark: Communications director, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine); Republican communications director, Senate Appropriations Committee
- Doug Andres: National press secretary, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.)
- Tasia Jackson: Chief of staff, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
- Abigail Jackson: Communications director, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)
- Vincent Evans: Executive director, Congressional Black Caucus
- Aviva Abusch: Executive director of the Pro-Choice Caucus
- Bijan ‘BJ’ Koohmaraie: Counsel, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.)
- Courtney Butcher: Member services director, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.)
- Joe Zogby: Democratic staff director, Senate Judiciary Committee
- Drew Brandewie: Chief of staff, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas)
- Sabrina Hancock: Chief of staff, Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas)
- Susan Ross: Chief clerk, House Appropriations Committee
- Arthur Ewenczyk: Democratic chief counsel, House Oversight and Accountability Committee
- Steve Castor: General counsel, House Judiciary Committee
- Fabiola Rodríguez-Ciampoli: Deputy chief of staff, Rep. Jesús ‘Chuy’ García (D-Ill.)
- Carlos Sanchez: Chief of staff, Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)
- Andrew Grossman: Democratic chief tax counsel, House Ways and Means Committee
- Julissa Walsh: General counsel, House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party
