Hill Diversity
The Joint Center’s Hill Diversity Program analyzes racial diversity of congressional staff. See below for our research, analysis, and activities.
Joint Center Launches Interactive Tool Showing Diversity of Top Staff of New Members of Congress
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 21, 2020 Contact: press@jointcenter.org Joint Center Launches Interactive Tool Showing Diversity of Top Staff of New Members of Congress So Far, Newly-Elected House Members Hiring Fewer…
Joint Center President Joins MSNBC’s The Cross Connection Inaugural Episode
Joint Center President Spencer Overton joined the inaugural episode of Tiffany Cross’s MSNBC show The Cross Connection for a panel discussion on diversity in the Biden administration and congressional staff.…
Report Card of Diversity of Top Staff Hires by New Members in the 117th Congress (2021-2022)
The Joint Center’s August report found that people of color account for 40 percent of the U.S. population, but only 11 percent of U.S. Senate office top staff (chiefs of…
Joint Center Joins WURD Radio to Discuss The Importance of Black Top Staff in Congress
Joint Center Senior Fellow of Diversity & Inclusion Dr. LaShonda Brenson appeared on WURD Radio’s Reality Check to discuss the importance of congressional staff diversity. “If you think about Congress,…
Marketplace Interviews Joint Center Senior Fellow of Diversity & Inclusion on Congressional Staff Diversity
Joint Center Senior Fellow, Diversity and Inclusion Dr. LaShonda Brenson joined NPR’s Marketplace to discuss our efforts to increase congressional staff diversity. During the interview, LaShonda shared that when she…
Obtaining a Presidential Appointment with Reps. Horsford, Underwood, and Allred
Watch Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV), Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (D-IL), and Congressman Colin Allred (D-TX) discuss obtaining a presidential appointment in the video below. This video is a collaboration of the…
Joint Center Pens Op-Ed Urging Incoming Members of Congress to ‘Fix Capitol Hill’s Diversity Problem’
Joint Center Senior Fellow of Diversity and Inclusion Dr. LaShonda Brenson penned an op-ed in The Hill calling for new and returning Members of Congress—especially Members who represent diverse districts—to hire diverse staffs. In the op-ed, she writes…
Joint Center News: November 2020
Happy Thanksgiving Weekend! This is our regular monthly newsletter, which reviews the Joint Center’s work over the past month. The Joint Center’s 50th Anniversary The Joint Center is hosting its…
Joint Center Organizes Letter With Over 70 Civil Rights Groups Urging New Members of Congress to Hire Diverse Staff
The Joint Center organized two letters signed by over 70 civil rights groups addressed to new Members of Congress urging them to hire racially diverse people in their personal office…
Joint Center Signs Letter In Support of Re-Establishing the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress
The Joint Center joined nearly 40 organizations and several individuals in signing a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren…