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Elizabeth Baldwin Chryst began her 26-year career in the U.S. Senate in 1975 as a Senate page. From 1976 to 1977 Chryst (née Baldwin) worked in the leadership office of Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott (R-PA). Subsequently, she moved into the Senate Republican Cloakroom and became the first female Cloakroom assistant.
The 1983 U.S. Senate bombing was a bomb explosion at the United States Senate on November 7, 1983, as a protest against United States military involvement in Lebanon and Grenada. [1] The attack led to heightened security in the DC metropolitan area , and the inaccessibility of certain parts of the Senate Building.
The Democrats swept both Congress and the presidency in the election of 1932, and Watson lost his Senate seat in a landslide defeat. Following the election, however, Watson remained a fixture of the Washington scene, practicing law and trading stories with his former colleagues in the Republican cloakroom.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has eased up the Senate’s informal dress code to allow senators to wear whatever they want on the floor, meaning lawmakers will no longer have to ...
Taylor began her career in Capitol Hill as an intern for the United States Senate in July 2006. She also worked in the Senate Republican cloakroom [3] as a Senior Cloakroom Assistant. [4] [5] Taylor previously worked as an aide to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
David Schiappa (official Senate photograph) David J. Schiappa (born November 3, 1962) was a Republican staff member of the United States Senate from 1984 to 2013, most recently as Secretary for the Minority. He is now a vice president at The Duberstein Group. [1]
2024 U.S. Senate Election Results: See the map. Who controls the Senate? Democrats currently have majority control of the Senate. Of the 100 seats, 47 are held by Democrats. Republicans have 49 seats.
Floor Services Chief is the title of the staff member in the speaker's or majority leader's office who runs the majority cloakroom in the United States House of Representatives. [1] [2] The current floor services chief for the Republican Cloakroom is Timothy J. Harroun, appointed by Republican Speaker John Boehner.