LegiStorm

Biographical

Education

• Capital University Law School - JD, governmental affairs (2005-2008)

  Activities and notes: Presidential Merit Scholarship; Ohio Justice League Excellence in Oral Advocacy Scholarship; Federal Bar Association Judicial Extern Scholarship; Students Giving Back to Students Alumni Scholarship; Pi-Gov Fellowship; law review; moot court team

• Ohio State University - BA, political science and government (1999-2003)

Employment History

• Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) (Jan. 2019-April 2021)

  Senior Legislative Assistant/Policy Adviser

• Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) (June 2018-Jan. 2019)

  Communications Director

• 13th Congressional District of Michigan (Dec. 2017-June 2018)

  Senior Legislative Assistant

• Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) (Nov. 2015-Dec. 2017)

  Senior Legislative Assistant

• Marijuana Policy Project (Oct. 2009-Nov. 2015)

  Director of Federal Policies

• Bremer Whyte Brown and O'Meara LLP (July 2014-Dec. 2014)

  Partner

• Vinton County, Ohio (Feb. 2009-Oct. 2009)

  Assistant Prosecutor

• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio (Jan. 2008-May 2008)

  Judicial Extern

• Legal Aid Society of Columbus (Ohio) (May 2007-May 2008)

  Law Clerk

• Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Aug. 2006-Dec. 2006)

  Law Clerk

Associated Organizations

• Ohio State Bar (2008-)

Activities and Interests

• Languages: German
  

Lobbying and Foreign Representation

Listed as lobbyist by registrants:

• Marijuana Policy Project (2013-2015)

Lobbied on behalf of:

• Marijuana Policy Project

Privately Financed Travel

4 trips taken between 2016 - 2019 costing $3,832

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a staffer:

Congressional Salary

Caught Our Eye

• Congress remembers a political giant on Twitter

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Aug. 27, 2018
  As the death of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) shook Congress and the rest of the country, members and staffers alike took to Twitter to share fond memories of the war hero and political giant.Here are some notable tweets from both sides of the aisle: read more

• SCOTUS nominee has Hill all atwitter

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on March 17, 2016
  The Hill was all atwitter after President Barack Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland for the U.S. Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by Judge Antonin Scalia's passing. Garland is the chief judge on the D.C. Circuit's U.S. Court of Appeals.  read more