Hill Diversity
The Joint Center’s Hill Diversity Program analyzes racial diversity of congressional staff. See below for our research, analysis, and activities.
New Report: Black Americans Acutely Underrepresented Among Top Staff in the U.S. House of Representatives
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2022 CONTACT: Chandra Hayslett, chandra@jointcenter.org Valerie Jean-Charles, vjeancharles@fenton.com JOINT CENTER REPORT: BLACK AMERICANS ACUTELY UNDERREPRESENTED AMONG TOP STAFF IN THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Lack of…
Racial Diversity Among Top Staff in the U.S. House of Representatives
This report, “Racial Diversity Among Top Staff in the U.S. House of Representatives,” provides evidence regarding the lack of racial diversity among top staff in the U.S. House of…
September 2022 FOCUS: Inside Black DC (Hill Diversity)
Joint Center Senior Researcher Quoted in Roll Call Article on the Need for a Senate Diversity and Inclusion Office
Dr. Lashonda Brenson, senior researcher at the Joint Center, was quoted in Roll Call, advocating for a bipartisan diversity and inclusion office in the Senate. “We can’t solve problems when…
Joint Center Senate Democrats’ Diversity Research Featured in the Washington Post
The Washington Post cited Joint Center analysis on the Senate Democrats’ sixth annual survey on racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual orientation/gender identity diversity of their staff. The Joint Center’s research…
Senate Staffers of Color Earn Less Pay Than Whites
Senate Staffers of Color Earn Less Pay Than Whites Demonstrates Need to Hire More Senior-Level Staffers of Color This week, LegiStorm, a web-based platform that identifies congressional staff,…
Senators Padilla, Hirono, and Booker Have Most Diverse Staff; Over 22 Percent of Senate Democratic Committee Offices Have No Black Staff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 13, 2022 CONTACT: Chandra Hayslett, chandra@jointcenter.org Valerie Jean-Charles, vjeancharles@fenton.com Senators Padilla, Hirono, and Booker Have Most Diverse Staff; Over 22 Percent of Senate Democratic Committee Offices…
Digging Deeper: 2022 Senate Democratic Caucus Diversity Numbers
On July 13, 2022, the Senate Democratic Caucus released an update of its demographic data on Democratic staff (find 2022 numbers here and 2021 numbers here). The analysis below ranks…
Joint Center Talks Capitol Hill Diversity with Government Matters
Joint Center Senior Researcher Dr. LaShonda Brenson joined Mimi Gergees from Government Matters to discuss the Joint Center’s research on the diversity of senior staff in Congress and recommendations for…
Joint Center Testifies Senate Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee Request on Office of Diversity and Inclusion
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies joined a cross-partisan coalition of organizations in support of a Senate Office of Diversity and Inclusion (OD&I) for the Legislative Branch Appropriations…