A
number of New England congressional staff are on the move. Heather
Zichal, Legislative Director for Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), has been hired
to be the Energy Advisor to the Barak Obama presidential campaign.
Kathleen Frangione will continue to handle the energy and environmental
issues for the Senator.
David
McIntosh, Sen. Joe Lieberman's (I-CT) top climate change staffer will
be leaving Capitol Hill mid-September. McIntosh, who has been with
Lieberman since 2006, was a friend of public power and will be sorely
missed. McIntosh previously worked as Maryland's assistant attorney
general and at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). After his
departure, he plans to do some consulting work on climate, before he
looks for a permanent job in January 2009. Ellen Cohen, Lieberman's
Congressional Science Fellow, will be handling energy and environmental
issues until a permanent staff person is hired.
Another
Northeast staff move includes Jim Bradley, Legislative Director for
Rep. Tom Allen (D-ME). He will be taking a leave of absence from
Allen's congressional office to go work on the Congressman's campaign.
Rep. Allen is challenging two-term Maine Senator Susan Collins (R) for
her U.S. Senate seat. While Bradley is on the campaign, Ellen Bolen, a
legislative fellow, will be handling energy and environmental issues
for the Congressman.
Finally,
after ten years, Brian Daniels, Legislative Director for Rep. James
Langevin (D-RI), will be leaving Capitol Hill to attend the MBA program
at Yale. His replacement is Rachael Bornstein, who previously handled
energy issues for Congressman Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), so she will
already be familiar with the New England energy landscape.