A legislative correspondent is a position in the
congressional staff
Congressional staff are employees of a legislative Congress who support legislators in their duties. They handle a variety of tasks, including policy research, constituent services, communications, and administrative support. Staffers may work ...
employed by members of the
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the legislature, legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. It is a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, including a Lower house, lower body, the United States House of Representatives, ...
that is chiefly responsible for drafting constituent form letters and memoranda, tracking legislation, conducting legislative research, and meeting constituent and interest groups. As of 2019, the average pay of a legislative correspondent was $45,457.
Notable former legislative correspondents include
Jon Ossoff
Thomas Jonathan Ossoff ( ; born February 16, 1987) is an American politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia since 2021. A member of the ...
,
Ben Cline
Benjamin Lee Cline (born February 29, 1972) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Virginia's 6th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party ( ...
,
Joshua DuBois, and
Stacey Plaskett
Stacey Elizabeth Plaskett ( ; born May 13, 1966) is an American politician and attorney serving since 2015 as the delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the United States Virgin Islands' at-large congressional district. Pla ...
.
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