Senate Commerce Committee - 2026
Senators & their staff
Committee Chair Cruz (R-TX)
Policy Director (KOSA lead): Joel Wellum (Joel_Wellum@commerce.senate.gov)
Domestic Policy Advisor: Preston Howey (preston_howey@cruz.senate.gov)
Contact Chair Cruz here
Ranking Member Cantwell (D-WA)
Chief of Staff: Amit Ronen (amit_ronen@cantwell.senate.gov)
Senior Policy Advisor and Counsel: Stacy Baird (stacy_baird@cantwell.senate.gov)
Contact Ranking Member Cantwell here
Sen. John Thune (R-SD)
Chief of Staff: Geof Antell (geoff_antell@thune.senate.gov)
Legislative Assistant: Audrey Beck (audrey_beck@thune.senate.gov)
Contact Sen. Thune here
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Legislative Director: Daniel Hillenbrand (dan_hillenbrand@wicker.senate.gov)
Policy Adviser: Al David Saab (al-david_saab@wicker.senate.gov)
Contact Sen. Wicker here
Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE)
Chief of Staff: Emily Leviner (emily_leviner@fischer.senate.gov)
Legislative Assistant: Grant Kros (grant_kros@fischer.senate.gov)
Contact Sen. Fischer here
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Legislative Director: Garrison Holmberg (garrison_holmberg@moran.senate.gov)
Legislative Assistant: Jonas Hart (jonas_hart@moran.senate.gov)
State Agriculture and District Representative: James Kelly (james_kelly@moran.senate.gov)
Contact Sen. Moran here
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
Senior Legislative Counsel: Scott Leathard (scott_leathard@sullivan.senate.gov)
Chief of Staff: Larry Burton (larry_burton@sullivan.senate.gov)
Chief Administrative Officer: Ryan Ringel (ryan_ringel@sullivan.senate.gov)
Contact Sen. Sullivan here
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
Chief of Staff: Katie Lane (katie_lane@blackburn.senate.gov)
Contact Sen. Blackburn here
Sen. Todd Young (R-IN)
Chief of Staff: Lauren O’Brien (lauren_obrien@young.senate.gov)
Legislative Aide (Commerce): Lucy Sadler (lucy_sadler@young.senate.gov)
Contact Sen. Young here
Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC)
Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy: Caitlin Miller (caitlin_miller@budd.senate.gov)
Legislative Assistant (KOSA): Charlie Hobbs (charlie_hobbs@budd.senate.gov)
Contact Sen. Budd here
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO)
Chief of Staff: Casey Contres (Casey_Contres@schmitt.senate.gov)
Legislative Director: Max Richards (Max_Richards@schmitt.senate.gov)
Technology Fellow: Nathaniel Owens (Nathaniel_Owens@schmitt.senate.gov)
Contact Sen. Schmitt here
Sen. John Curtis (R-UT)
Policy Advisor (Judiciary, Commerce): Leah Schaefer (leah_schaefer@curtis.senate.gov)
Chief of Staff: Corey Norman (corey_norman@curtis.senate.gov)
Contact Sen. Curtis here
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH)
Chief of Staff: Philip Letsou (phil_letsou@moreno.senate.gov)
Legislative Director: Andrew Rothe (andrew_rothe@moreno.senate.gov)
Contact Sen. Moreno here
Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT)
Chief of Staff: Mike Berg (mike_berg@sheehy.senate.gov)
Legislative Director: Matthew Sommer (matthew_sommer@sheehy.senate.gov)
Contact Sen. Sheehy here
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
Chief of Staff: J.T. Jezierski (jt_jezierski@capito.senate.gov)
Legislative Director: James Mann (james_mann@capito.senate.gov)
Contact Sen. Moore Capito here
Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
General Counsel/Policy Advisor: Chris Land (chris_land@lummis.senate.gov)
Legislative Director: Marcus Brubaker (LinkedIn)
Contact Sen. Lummis here
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Chief of Staff: Keagan Buchanan (Keagan_Buchanan@klobuchar.senate.gov)
Senior Policy Advisor: Max Hurst (max_hurst@klobuchar.senate.gov)
Contact Sen. Klobuchar here
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI)
Chief of Staff: Reema Dodin (reema_dodin@schatz.senate.gov)
Legislative Director: Arun Revana (arun_revana@schatz.senate.gov)
Legislative Assistant (KOSA): Leah Li (leah_li@schatz.senate.gov)
Contact Sen. Schatz here
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA)
Senior Legal Advisor: Andrew Cohen (andrew_cohen@markey.senate.gov)
Director of Scheduling: Megan Alberto (megan_alberto@markey.senate.gov)
Contact Sen. Markey here
Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI)
Legislative Director: Elizabeth Connolly (elizabeth_connolly@peters.senate.gov)
Contact Sen. Peters here
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
Chief of Staff: Ken Reidy (LinkedIn)
Appropriations Director & Senior Policy Advisor: Sydney L. Scott (LinkedIn)
Contact Sen. Baldwin here
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Chief of Staff: Kalina Thompson (kalina_thompson@duckworth.senate.gov)
Legislative Director: Benjamin Rhodeside (benjamin_rhodeside@duckworth.senate.gov)
Policy Advisor: Stephanie DeLuca (stephanie_deluca@duckworth.senate.gov)
Contact Sen. Duckworth here
Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV)
Policy Advisor: McKenna LeVitt (mckenna_levitt@rosen.senate.gov)
Contact Sen. Rosen here
Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)
Chief of Staff: Carlos Sanchez (carlos_sanchez@lujan.senate.gov)
Director of Scheduling: Rebekah Kirkwood (rebekah_kirkwood@lujan.senate.gov)
Senior Policy Advisor: Brooke Stuedell (brooke_stuedell@lujan.senate.gov)
Contact Sen. Luján here
Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Chief of Staff: Patrick Hayes ( patrick_hayes@hickenlooper.senate.gov)
Deputy Chief of Staff (former Legislative Director): Kate Cassling ( kate_cassling@hickenlooper.senate.gov)
Senior Policy Advisor (Health and Women): Hannah Berner (hannah_berner@hickenlooper.senate.gov)
Contact Sen. Hickenlooper here
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA)
Senior Advisor: Bobby Maggio (LinkedIn)
Legislative Director: Anthony Papian (LinkedIn)
Contact Sen. Fetterman here
Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ)
Chief of Staff: Amy Pfeiffer (amy_pfeiffer@kim.senate.gov)
Legislative Director & General Counsel: Thomas Carnes (thomas_carnes@kim.senate.gov)
Contact Sen. Kim here
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
Chief of Staff: Jacqueline Sanchez (jacqueline_sanchez@bluntrochester.senate.gov)
Administrative Director: Madge Farooq (madge_farooq@bluntrochester.senate.gov)
Legislative Assistant: Alicia Porile (alicia_porile@bluntrochester.senate.gov)
Contact Sen. Rochester here