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Sen. Duckworth adds veterans advocate

Posted by Keturah Hetrick on April 2, 2019

A veteran-turned-veterans' advocate has joined the Senate.

Kayda Keleher, a retired Marine, is now a legislative assistant handling Sen. Tammy Duckworth's (D-Ill.) health portfolio. Duckworth, a former Army helicopter pilot, was severely wounded in the Iraq War.

Keleher comes from the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, where she spent the last three years as associate legislative director. She did not register as a federal lobbyist on behalf of the organization.