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 Senior Researcher Quoted in The Boston Globe
Joint Center Senior Researcher Dr. LaShonda Brenson was quoted in an article in The Boston Globe on the lack of diversity among Massachusetts’ congressional staff. “The perspectives and decisions of…
May 2023 FOCUS: Inside Black DC (Hill Diversity)
Joint Center Senior Researcher Interviewed by MinnPost About Lack of Diversity in Top Staff Jobs
Joint Center Senior Researcher Dr. LaShonda Brenson was quoted and her research was cited in a MinnPost article about how all of Minnesota’s members of the House filled their top D.C.…
Joint Center Co-Submits Testimony Requesting the Creation of a Senate Office of Human Capital
The Joint Center submitted a testimony to the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee with Demand Progress and NALEO Educational Fund requesting the creation of a Senate Office of Human Capital. From…
April 2023 FOCUS: Inside Black DC (Hill Diversity)
Joint Center Senior Researcher Cited in Bloomberg Government Report on Gender Diversity in the 118th Congress
Joint Center Senior Researcher Dr. LaShonda Brenson was quoted in a Bloomberg Government article highlighting that although there is an increase in the number of women representatives in the legislative…
March 2023 FOCUS: Inside Black DC (Hill Diversity)
Joint Center Presents at National Conference of Black Political Scientists 2023 Annual Meeting Plenary Session
Joint Center President Spencer Overton and Senior Researcher Dr. LaShonda Brenson were key contributors at the National Conference of Black Political Scientists 2023 annual meeting’s plenary session. In this conversation, Dr.…
Joint Center Praises U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner for Hiring Lot Kwarteng as Legislative Director
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 6, 2023 CONTACT: Chandra Hayslett, chandra@jointcenter.org Joint Center Praises U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner for Hiring Lot Kwarteng as Legislative Director WASHINGTON — In response to U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner…
Top Staff of Freshmen Members of the 118th Congress Less Diverse than Freshman Top Staff of 117th Congress, Especially in U.S. Senate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 23, 2023 Contact: Chandra Hayslett, chandra@jointcenter.org Top Staff of Freshmen Members of the 118th Congress Less Diverse than Freshman Top Staff of 117th Congress, Especially in U.S. Senate Black…