Chad Pergram: The Speaker’s Lobby: Where are they Now?

Tens of thousands of people work each day on Capitol Hill. Some are veteran hands. Others are interns barely out of high school. One Congressman once told that he always paid special attention to the junior staff. I asked why, given that junior staff generally have very little power.

“Because the junior staff inevitably becomes the senior staff,” he replied.

Sometimes that’s because they attached their wagon to the right horse. Sometimes because they did a good job. Some were just so talented they were destined for success.

And in politics, there’s always somebody on the rise.