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\nFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
\n<\/b>November 16, 2022<\/p>\n

CONTACT:
\n<\/b>Chandra Hayslett, chandra@jointcenter.org<\/a>
\nValerie Jean-Charles, vjeancharles@fenton.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Joint Center Launches New Campaign Calling on Congressional Leaders to Prioritize Racial Diversity in Top Staff Hires<\/b><\/h2>\n

WASHINGTON, D.C.<\/b> \u2013 Today, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies<\/a>, America\u2019s Black think tank, launched a campaign<\/a> encouraging newly elected and returning members of Congress to prioritize racial diversity when hiring their top staff. The campaign includes a new website<\/a> tracking the diversity trends of the top staff of every member of the 118th Congress and offering clear directives for how to solve the lack of representation, and an explainer video on the need for diversity on the Hill. This campaign was exclusively covered by The Hill<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Joint Center will also send letters signed by 69 national organizations and diversity stakeholders to new and returning members of Congress to advocate for increasing diversity among top and mid-level congressional staffers.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne key step to advance racial equity in our country is to ensure that members of Congress are advised by top staff who represent the diversity of our nation,\u201d said Spencer Overton, president of the Joint Center<\/b>. \u201cThese critical staff roles influence lawmaking, a multi-trillion dollar budget process, and the Senate confirmation process, and provide oversight of the work done by over 4.2 million federal employees. The perspectives and decisions of top congressional staff shape the lives of everyday Americans \u2014 especially those from communities of color.\u201d<\/p>\n

People of color remain largely underrepresented in mid-to-top-level staff positions for congressional members and offices. Although people of color make up 40 percent of the U.S. population, they only make up<\/a> 18 percent of top staffers in the U.S. House of Representatives and only 11 percent<\/a> of U.S. Senate top staff. The perspectives and leadership from racially diverse senior staff will be particularly essential to dismantling structural inequality in Congress.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lack of representation and diversity in congressional offices clearly shows that key voices and perspectives are not being heard in rooms where major decisions are made,\u201d said Dr. LaShonda Brenson, senior researcher at the Joint Center<\/b>. \u201cSimply put, this is an issue afflicting the offices of Republicans and Democrats alike. It\u2019s time for members of Congress to show and prove that the experiences of the communities they represent are being considered in their work and decisions for the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information about the Joint Center\u2019s initiative to increase congressional staff diversity, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies<\/b><\/p>\n

The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, America\u2019s Black think tank, provides compelling and actionable policy solutions to eradicate persistent and evolving barriers to the full freedom of Black people in America. We are the trusted forum for leading experts and scholars to participate in major public policy debates and promote ideas that advance Black communities. We use evidence-based research, analysis, convenings, and strategic communications to support Black communities and a network of allies.<\/p>\n

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