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Rep. Valadao staffs up with DOI hires

Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Jan. 13, 2021

The Department of the Interior churns out good congressional staffers — at least, that's what Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.) is betting on.

So far, two of his hires come from the department. Amanda Hall is now Valadao's legislative director and was an Interior senior adviser. Faith Vander Voort is the congressman's communications director and was deputy director of DOI's Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs. 

Valadao, whose failed 2018 reelection bid kept him out of Congress last term, isn't the only member of the freshman class to hire from the department. Ben Goldey was Interior press secretary before accepting a job as communications director to Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.).