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 and NALEO Partner on Staff Up Congress
On November 1, the Joint Center and NALEO Educational Fund publicly announced their new partnership on Hill staff diversity by unveiling Staff Up Congress. Speakers included Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Congresswoman…
Joint Center Hosts Diversity Talks on the Hill
On October 27, the Joint Center organized two convenings that brought together senior Democratic and Republican staffers to discuss diversity with leaders from the corporate and public sector. The small…
Joint Center Hosts Hill Discussion on New Survey Results
On Tuesday, October 24, the Joint Center hosted a panel on Capitol Hill in conjunction with the release of our new survey on The Use of Digital Tools by Black and…
Joint Center Moderates CBCI Session on Inclusion in the Workplace
On August 11, Joint Center President Spencer Overton moderated a panel on Inclusion on the Hill and in the Corporate Workplace at the Congressional Black Caucus Institute’s Annual Policy Conference…
Joint Center Applauds Leader Pelosi on Staff Diversity Initiatives
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi announced that the Democratic Caucus will be implementing steps toward increasing staff diversity within its offices. This initiative has two major…
Joint Center Commends Sen. Feinstein’s Hire of Black Legislative Director
WASHINGTON, DC – On April 24, 2017, Roscoe Jones joined the staff of Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) as her new legislative director. Of the approximately 340 top staff in Washington,…
Preview of Diversity Among Top House Staff
On April 7, 2017, the Joint Center convened top House staff of color to preview its upcoming Racial Diversity Among Top House Staff which follows its Racial Diversity Among Top…
Don Bell Joins Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies as First Director of Black Talent Initiative
The former President of the Senate Black Legislative Staff Caucus Will Lead the Joint Center’s Efforts to Close Gap in Black Representation in Federal Government (WASHINGTON, D.C.) The Joint Center…
Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) Hires a Black Chief of Staff
In January 2017, Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) promoted Brennan Britton to chief of staff. Britton previously served as the state director for Senator Moran from 2013 to 2017. With this…
Joint Center Statement on Recent Top Congressional Staff Hires
Click here for a pdf of the following statement. Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress hired six top staff of color recently: House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) hired Jonathan Burks as chief…