How Long Do House and Senate Staff Stay In Their Jobs?

November 17, 2016
The Congressional Research Service has released two reports to answer this question: Staff Tenure In Selected Positions In House Members Offices 2006-2016 Staff Tenure In Selected Positions… Read More

How Many House and Senate Leadership Staff Are There?

June 21, 2016
House Leadership Staff, 1987-2014 Graphic by the R Street Institute based upon Congressional Research Service data.   Senate Leadership Staff, 1987-2014 Graphic by the R Street Institute based upon Congressional… Read More

How Many House and Senate Committee Staff Are There?

June 21, 2016
House Committee Staff Levels, 1987-2014 Graphic by the R Street Institute based upon Congressional Research Service data.   Senate Committee Staff Levels, 1987-2014 Graphic by the R Street Institute based… Read More

How Many Congressional Personal Staff Work in DC Versus Districts and States?

June 20, 2016
House members and Senators have personal staff who may be assigned to work in DC or back in their home districts and states. The below charts break-out data on these… Read More

How Many Congressional Staff Are There?

June 20, 2016
Graphic by the R Street Institute based upon Congressional Research Service data. Data excludes officers and officials  of the chambers (e.g., chaplains). Congressional Staff, 1987-2014 This blog post and the… Read More

House Appropriators Approve Small Pay Raise for Personal Staff

May 25, 2016
Something remarkable happened a week ago: a committee in Congress voted to spend a little bit more money on congressional staff. Rep. Sam Farr, D-Calif., offered the amendment to… Read More