Potomac Flacks: House Majority Whip McCarthy Names Top Two Press Staff

December 21, 2010

House Majority Whip McCarthy Names Top Two Press Staff

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), the House Majority Whip for the 112^th Congress, has named Sarah Pompei as his Communications Director. Pompei most recently served as Press Secretary for the Meg Whitman campaign in California. Before that she was Communications Director for the Senate campaign of Mike Johanns (R-NE), holding the same position for Johanns in the U.S. Senate. Pompei was previously Deputy Press Secretary for the Mitt Romney for President campaign, Press Secretary for the 2006 Senate campaign of Conrad Burns (R-MT) and served as spokeswoman for the California Republican Party.

Erica Elliott has been named Press Secretary for the Whip. Elliott has served as Press Secretary for McCarthy in his personal office in the 111^th Congress and previously served as Press Secretary for Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ). (PF tipster)

Posted by Matt Mackowiak on December 21, 2010 in Capitol Hill , People | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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