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Caught Our Eye

Wilson staffer goes nuclear

Posted by Jenna Ebersole on July 7, 2015

Rep. Joe Wilson's (R-S.C.) top legislative staffer has taken the nuclear option by becoming director of federal programs at the Nuclear Energy Institute.

Baker Elmore got his Hill start as an intern for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in 2009 after graduating from the University of South Carolina. He has worked for Wilson since, beginning in the fall of 2009 as a special assistant and leaving last month as legislative director.

Elmore covered issues including energy, trade and foreign affairs for Wilson and worked specifically on nuclear issues, according to his LinkedIn page. He has not filed a lobbying registration yet with his new employer, but NEI regularly lobbies on a range of topics such as appropriations, the environment and energy.

Elmore's replacement as Wilson's new legislative director, Taylor Andreae, was promoted from military legislative assistant last month and has several years of legislative experience with both Graham and Wilson.