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Shaheen adds AFL-CIO transportation lobbyist to cover same issues

Posted by Jenna Ebersole on July 10, 2015

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's (D-N.H.) newest legislative assistant is already familiar with the halls of Congress -- as both a lobbyist and former staffer.

Kelly Misselwitz has made her return to the Hill after a three year absence, which she spent as a registered lobbyist in the AFL-CIO's Transportation Trades Department. She now covers a similar range of issues for Shaheen, including transportation and public works as well as labor and employment.

Misselwitz first came to the Hill after college in 2008, interning for Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Rep. Charlie Wilson (D-Ohio). She later held legislative jobs for Reps. John Boccieri (D-Ohio) and Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) until 2012. She staffed Shuler on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, according to her LinkedIn page.

In the first quarter of this year, the new staffer lobbied on issues including transportation appropriations, transit worker labor protections and Amtrak. She has a bachelor's in English and international studies from Capital University.