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The Role of Legislative Staff

The terms staff, staffer, and aide are all used to refer to employees of Legislative offices. Many times when you are interacting with legislative offices, you will be interacting with staff members. Legislative staff members are not secretaries – they are professionals of varying years of experience who handle constituent matters, do research, draft policy, and track legislation.

Legislative staff members can be valuable allies because they are usually focused on a set of specific issues, whereas legislators are pulled in many directions at once. Staff who have many years of experience often become policy experts. Make the most of it! Establish yourself as a resource for the staff members who work on your issues.

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