In January, 14 former congressional staffers will return as members of Congress.
These incoming representatives are Julie Fedorchak (R-N.D.), Sarah Elfreth (D-Md.), Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), Addison McDowell (R-N.C.), Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.), Riley Moore (R-W.Va.), Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), Brian Jack (R-Ga.), Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.), Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.), Josh Riley (D-N.Y.), Shomari Figures (D-Ala.), Derek Schmidt (R-Kan.) and Dave Min (D-Calif.)
These seven incoming Democrats and seven incoming Republicans all share one thing in common: they worked for a congressional office before being elected.
The range of congressional positions that these incoming representatives held varies. Some members, including Elfreth, Ansari, Jack, Stutzman and Figures, held congressional internships or positions as staff assistants, while others, including Crank, Fedorchak, Riley, Min, Schmidt and Subramanyam, held higher-ranking positions, such as director, counsel and clerk. Stutzman also served as a member of Congress.
At least three additional former staffers ran for election but were unsuccessful: Monica Tranel (D-Mont.), Lanon Baccam (D-Iowa) and Paul Junge (R-Mich.).
