Potomac Flacks: Midterm Flack Fallout: Shuffle in House Leadership Spokespeople

November 08, 2006

Midterm Flack Fallout: Shuffle in House Leadership Spokespeople

With Democrats taking control of the House and Speaker Dennis Hastert likely to retire his post, the coming weeks will bring leadership elections for both parties in the House -- and in turn a new set of flack faces in the leadership press operations. Who are the folks currently flacking for the likely new leaders?

Member	New Position	Flack	Current Title
Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)	Speaker	Brendan Daly	CD
		Jennifer Crider	Dep CD
		Stacy Kerr	PS
Steny Hoyer (D-CA)	Maj. Leader	Dave Ransom	CD
		Stacey Bernards	PS
John Murtha (D-CA)	Maj. Leader	Cynthia Abram	CD
		Ed Mitchell	Campaign CD
Rahm Emanuel (D-CA)	Maj. Whip	Bill Burton	DCCC CD
		Sarah Feinberg	DCCC PS
		Kathleen Connery	CD
Jim Clyburn (D-CA)	Maj. Whip	Christy Greko	CD (DC)
		Hope Derrick	CD (SC)
Diana DeGette (D-CO)	Maj. Whip	Brandon MacGillis	PS
John Boehner (R-OH)	Min. Leader	Kevin Smith	CD
		Kevin Madden	PS
Mike Pence (R-IN)	Min. Leader	Matt Lloyd	CD
Joe Barton (R-TX)	Min. Leader	Karen Modlin	PS
		Kevin Schweers	CD (Commerce)
Roy Blunt (R-MO)	Min. Whip	Burson Taylor	CD
		Jessica Boulanger	PS
		Amos Snead	Deputy PS

Posted by Matt Mackowiak on November 8, 2006 in Campaign Trail , Capitol Hill | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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