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Caught Our Eye

In 116th, racial diversity among staffers hits all-time high

Posted by Keturah Hetrick on April 15, 2019

Racial diversity among congressional aides is at an all-time high.

In the 116th Congress, 22 percent of House staffers and 17 percent of Senate staffers are non-white, according to a LegiStorm data. Last term, non-white staffers made up 18 and 16 percent of House and Senate staff rosters, respectively.

Among Democratic aides, about one in three House staffers and one in four Senate staffers are non-white. GOP staffers are about 6 percent non-white in the House and 7 percent in the Senate.

Those numbers have gradually increased in both chambers since 2001, when LegiStorm's complete data on congressional staff begins. Then, non-white staffers made up only 14 percent of the House and 8 percent of the Senate.

Although the overall increase in non-white staffers is partly due to this term's larger number of Democratic members, who tend to hire more people of color than do their GOP counterparts, the trend also holds true within the Republican Party.

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