Press Statements
Almost Two-Thirds of Top Staff Positions Are Filled & New Members Lag in Top Staff of Color
The Joint Center released the following press release giving an update on top staff diversity among new Members of Congress. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 13, 2021 Contact: press@jointcenter.org WASHINGTON – Almost two-thirds of the top staff positions of newly-elected U.S. House and Senate Members have been filled. While freshmen Members have hired top staff…
Joint Center Commends U.S. Senator Mark Warner for Hiring Lauren Marshall as Legislative Director
Marshall is One of Only Three Black Senate Legislative Directors WASHINGTON — Today, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies commends U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) for promoting Lauren Marshall to legislative director in his personal office. Marshall is one of three current Black legislative directors in the U.S. Senate. Jasmine Dimitriou…
Joint Center President Talks to Politico About Biden Tapping Geoffrey Starks for FCC Chair
Joint Center President Spencer Overton was quoted in Politico PRO‘s article on President-elect Joe Biden tapping Geoffrey Starks to chair the Federal Communications Commission. “Commissioner Starks is the strongest candidate on issues related to inclusion, equality, and communities of color,” said Spencer in the article. “We know him; he has been with us,” he later…
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 Top Staff of Color Than Two Years Ago WASHINGTON – The Joint Center launched its interactive tracking tool allowing users to learn how each new…
Dr. Dominique Harrison Joins Joint Center as Director of Technology Policy
The Joint Center is excited to announce Dr. Dominique Harrison has joined the team as Director of our Technology Policy program. Dr. Harrison will lead the Joint Center’s work on key tech policy issues affecting Black communities, including those related to data privacy, access to and adoption of broadband, ad targeting, and artificial intelligence. “We…
The Joint Center Commends Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) for Hiring Nadgey Louis-Charles as Communications Director
The Joint Center Commends Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) for Hiring Nadgey Louis-Charles as Communications Director Louis-Charles is One of Only Two Black Senate Communications Directors WASHINGTON — Today, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies commends U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) for hiring Nadgey Louis-Charles as communications director in her personal office. Louis-Charles is…
Joint Center Mourns the Loss of Congressman John R. Lewis
The Joint Center released the following statement from Spencer Overton, the President of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies on the passing of Congressman John R. Lewis: “I am so sorry to hear about the loss of Congressman John Lewis, and my thoughts and prayers go out to his family, as well as…
The Joint Center Releases Joint Statement with Several Civil Rights Organizations on Facebook’s Civil Rights Audit
On July 8, the Joint Center released a joint statement with The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and several other civil rights groups on Facebook’s civil rights audit: “This audit has laid bare what we already know — Facebook is a platform plagued by civil rights shortcomings. Facebook has an enormous impact on our…
Joint Center Commends Senate Democrats for Releasing 2020 Staff Diversity Data, Urges More Detailed Disclosure
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 8, 2020 Contact: press@jointcenter.org WASHINGTON — The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies commends Senate Democrats for releasing their fourth annual survey on racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual orientation diversity of their staff. To date, Senate Republican offices have not released staff demographic data. Later today, Joint Center Diversity &…
The Joint Center Releases Joint Statement with Several Civil Rights Organizations on Facebook’s Latest Policy Announcement on Hate Speech and Voter Disinformation
On June 29, the Joint Center released a joint statement with The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and several other civil rights groups on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s latest policy announcement on hate speech and voter disinformation: “While we welcome any progress in Facebook’s policies, today’s announcement continues the company’s practice of taking incremental steps…