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REPUBLICAN

U.S. Representative · Tennessee 3rd District

Charles J.
"chuck" Fleischmann

Member of CongressCurrent Term: 2025–2027Congress.gov ↗︎Official site ↗︎

Terms served

House

Years in Congress

15.4y

Since 2011

Bills sponsored

All time

Bills cosponsored

1463

All time

Current staff

Personal office

Career staff alumni

Distinct people

% with party

…

Voting record pending

Chapter I

Legislative Activity

Sponsored: 49 bills all time · Cosponsored: 1463 bills all time. Showing sponsored bills in the 119th Congress.

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Chapter II

Committees

6 assignments across 1 congress

119th Congress

House

House Committee on Appropriations

Member

Defense

Member

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies

Chair

Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies

Member

House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

Member

Energy

Member

Chapter III

Office & Staff

Current personal office roster · 18 staffers · 1 intern

Staff · 18· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Cindy S. Boshears	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2025
Grant Braaksma	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Jul 21, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Michaela A. Calderon	DISTRICT STAFF ASSISTANT	Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Justin C. Doil	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Jun 5, 2021 to Dec 31, 2025
Sarah G. Domanski	CASEWORKER	May 16, 2022 to Dec 31, 2025
Jules T. Doux	CASEWORKER	Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2025
Garrett A. Frye	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Nov 12, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025
Maddilyn R. Harris	SCHEDULER	Mar 24, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Steven R. Howell	DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF & DISTRI	Apr 24, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Robert J. Hussey IV	POLICY ADVISOR	Jun 5, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Elizabeth A. Kaczmarek	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Jun 24, 2019 to Dec 31, 2025
Madeleine O. Lee	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jul 2, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Ian Andrew Merritt	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR AND NATL SEC A	Feb 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Tammy M. Merritt	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Jan 6, 2016 to Dec 31, 2025
Brandon S. Newell	PRESS SECRETARY	Aug 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Richard L. Player IV	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Mar 10, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Tiffany A. Smeal	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Mar 10, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Daniel Tidwell	CHIEF OF STAFF	Apr 24, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Interns · 1

Name	Role	Dates	Source
Emily B. BonannoIntern	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 2, 2025 to Dec 18, 2025

Chapter IV

Staff Alumni

Former personal office staff · 41 staffers · 12 interns

Alumni staff · 41· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Michelle M. Amante-Harstine	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Jan 1, 2016 to Nov 30, 2017
Shiraz A. Baig	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Jun 1, 2023 to Jul 23, 2023
Maria E. Benson	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Jul 1, 2016 to Mar 31, 2017
Bonnie E. Boley	STAFF ASSISTANT - CASEWORKER	Nov 1, 2017 to May 3, 2019
Taylor L. Childress	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Jul 1, 2019 to Oct 20, 2019
Michaela A. Dawson	DISTRICT STAFF ASSISTANT	Feb 15, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025
Olivia C. Dickey	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Jan 11, 2017 to Feb 26, 2017
Maria E. Dill	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Feb 16, 2016 to Jun 30, 2016
Kathryn J. Doherty	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Jan 3, 2017 to Mar 31, 2021
Lisa M. Eyster	HAMILTON COUNTY DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2019 to Apr 15, 2019
Maxine O. Gernert	OFFICE MGR-ATHENS/FIELD REPRESENT	Jan 1, 2016 to Nov 30, 2021
Minsu K. Han	SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR	Jan 1, 2020 to Apr 9, 2022
Helen Hardin	SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR	Jan 1, 2016 to Nov 30, 2017
John F. Harrigan	SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 13, 2025
Jessica D. Harrison	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Sep 1, 2016 to Sep 30, 2016
Kayleigh R. Heaton	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Aug 1, 2022 to Oct 16, 2024
Holly D. Hendrix	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Jan 1, 2023 to May 7, 2023
James H. Hippe	CHIEF OF STAFF	Jan 1, 2016 to Apr 23, 2023
Amanda M. Hobby	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jul 1, 2017 to Oct 12, 2018
Thomas C. Ingram	SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Mar 1, 2017 to Oct 28, 2018
Robert A. Kerr	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Oct 1, 2018 to May 25, 2020
Kasey L. Lovett	PRESS SECRETARY	Jul 17, 2017 to Jan 30, 2020
Catarina M. Matthews	DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS	May 1, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
Nicolle P. Miranda	SCHEDULER/OFFICE MANAGER	Jun 1, 2020 to Apr 10, 2022
Preston W. Moore	STAFF ASSISTANT	Mar 1, 2025 to Jun 22, 2025
Mary P. Mullins	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	Jul 1, 2017 to Sep 30, 2017
Andrew C. Palmer	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Mar 7, 2016 to Mar 31, 2017
Kayley S. Russell	CASEWORKER	Jan 1, 2018 to Aug 28, 2020
Justine A. Sanders	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Jan 27, 2020 to May 9, 2021
Lillian G. Shamblin	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Apr 1, 2023 to Jun 14, 2024
John Joseph Brendan Shea	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Jan 1, 2016 to Feb 5, 2016
William D. Sitton	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Oct 1, 2019 to May 17, 2020
Jacob A. Sloan	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	May 1, 2020 to Jun 26, 2020
Carole A. Spohn	SCHEDULER/OFFICE MANAGER	Jan 1, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017
William F. Strother	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Jul 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2018
Heath S. Taylor	STAFF ASSISTANT	Apr 1, 2019 to Sep 12, 2019
Tyler B. Threadgill	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Jan 1, 2016 to Jan 31, 2016
Lillian G. White	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	May 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
Robert C. White	SENIOR ADVISOR	Aug 15, 2019 to Jan 30, 2022
Selby L. Yates	STAFF ASSISTANT	Oct 25, 2021 to Jan 25, 2022
Connor C. Young	STAFF ASSISTANT	Mar 8, 2021 to Feb 20, 2022

Alumni interns · 12· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Virginia M. Britto	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 22, 2023 to Jul 28, 2023
William T. Cady	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 28, 2024 to Aug 1, 2024
Gabriella J. Cayzedo	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 3, 2024 to Aug 1, 2024
Brady A. Cusick	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 30, 2023 to Sep 10, 2023
Caroline G. Glass	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 2, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025
Naylen B. McKenzie	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 3, 2024 to Jul 26, 2024
Harris Q. Quadir	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Mar 7, 2024 to May 17, 2024
Melena R. Robinson	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 2, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025
Sarah G. Stubblefield	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 2, 2025 to Jun 29, 2025
Nicholas C. Toole	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 8, 2025
Samuel Vogeley	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 2, 2025 to Jul 3, 2025
Dante K. Williams	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 8, 2023 to Jul 28, 2023

Chapter V

Travel & Disclosures

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Chapter VI