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Career doors lead back to halls of Congress for some association staff

Aides look to advance causes, refresh contacts with another Capitol Hill tour Solsby With the benefit of hindsight, Jeff Solsby recognized that he left Capitol Hill too soon. And so, like a number of other current and former association staffers, he went back to do another turn working for Congress. "It was an amazing, really unique opportunity that I couldn't say no to," said Solsby, who left a trade group job in 2011 to become senior communications advisor for the House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform and its new chairman, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.). After a year and a half with the committee, Solsby seized another opportunity in September, as vice… Read More