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WASHINGTON Alabama Sen.-elect Doug Jones announced his top leadership team Tuesday, including the only African-American chief of staff in a Senate Democratic office this Congress.
Jones, who is scheduled to be sworn in Wednesday, named Dana Gresham, a former assistant secretary for governmental affairs at the Department of Transportation, as his chief of staff. Gresham, a Birmingham native, also served as chief of staff for former Rep. Artur Davis, D-Ala.
Soon after defeating Republican Roy Moore last month, Jones said he was committed to diversity in his office. African Americans are credited with helping the Democrat win in ruby red Alabama.
Im going to commit to having a Senate office, both in my state and in D.C. that reflects the diversity of Alabama," Jones said on CNNs State of the Union. "I want to make sure that I have the best staff available. It will absolutely reflect the diversity of the state of Alabama. Im not going to get bogged on the numbers, but I can promise everyone that were going to represent the entire state of Alabama."
Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY
Aristus
(66,307 posts)Good!
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)chiefs of staff - Tim Scott and one of the senators from Kansas.
Jones was the first Democrat to do it.
Wounded Bear
(58,618 posts)but if one is truly looking for "qualified" people, the best qualified come in many shapes, genders, colors, and sizes.
LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)Doug Jones Hiring A Qualified African-American Chief Of Staff Is Like Placing A "Check Mark" On Filling "The Black Quota"??
Wounded Bear
(58,618 posts)just the title.
bluestarone
(16,894 posts)LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)Quite Dogwhistle Well.....
Elwood P Dowd
(11,443 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(21,105 posts)that she is the ONLY AA chief of staff in the Senate.