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Harkin aide jumps to United Way

Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Nov. 5, 2014

As thousands of other congressional staffers search for a safe job, a Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) employee didn't have to worry about that.

Soncia Coleman, education policy adviser for Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), worked for four years on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee before leaving in October to become United Way Worldwide's director of public policy and advocacy. Harkin announced his retirement in January 2013, giving Coleman plenty of time to plan an exit.

United Way of America began lobbying efforts in 2003, advocating this year on education, health care and jobs issues.

Coleman has a law degree from the University of Connecticut and a bachelor's in political science from Spelman College. She got her start in politics in Connecticut, where she was senior attorney at the Connecticut General Assembly between 2004 and 2010.