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DEMOCRATIC

U.S. Representative · New York 25th District

Joseph D.
Morelle

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

Terms served

House

Years in Congress

7.5y

Since 2018

Bills sponsored

132

All time

Bills cosponsored

1820

All time

Current staff

Personal office

Career staff alumni

Distinct people

% with party

…

Voting record pending

Chapter I

Legislative Activity

Sponsored: 132 bills all time · Cosponsored: 1820 bills all time. Showing sponsored bills in the 119th Congress.

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Chapter II

Committees

7 assignments across 1 congress

119th Congress

House

House Committee on Appropriations

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Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

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Defense

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House Committee on House Administration

Ranking member

Modernization and Innovation

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Joint

Joint Committee of Congress on the Library

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Joint Committee on Printing

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Chapter III

Office & Staff

Current personal office roster · 20 staffers · 4 interns

Staff · 20· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Elena J. Bernstein	DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS	May 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2025
Carly K. Bird	CONSTITUENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE	Oct 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2025
Savannah A. Chadwick	STAFF ASSISTANT/LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Aug 13, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Declan W. Graham	CORRESPONDENCE DIRECTOR/RESEARCH AS	Aug 13, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Eric N. Gros	DISTRICT STAFF ASSISTANT	Mar 25, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025
Sean T. Hart	NY CHIEF OF STAFF	Dec 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Dana C. Hipolito	DISTRICT DIRECTOR	Sep 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025
Jordan A. Jablonski	HEALTH LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Sep 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Kevin D. Kemp	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Feb 8, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Daniel J. Lemire	MILITARY LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Sep 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025
Owen W. McCoy	PRESS SECRETARY	Apr 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025
Katherine A. Papa	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Apr 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2025
John M. Pellito	DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS	Sep 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2025
Spencer Pretecrum	DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS	Mar 10, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Owen D. Reilly	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR CO	Sep 11, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Christopher J. Rosario	COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LIAISON	Mar 22, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Hannah N. Singer	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Aug 11, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Toi L. Smith	DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CONSTITUENT SERV	Sep 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2025
Joanne B. Stiles	DC CHIEF OF STAFF	Nov 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Brooke R. Strausbaugh	DISTRICT STAFF ASSISTANT/LEGISLATIVE	Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Interns · 4· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Hailey R. CookIntern	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 3, 2025 to Dec 12, 2025
Ilan D. Dubler-FurmanIntern	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 1, 2025 to Dec 18, 2025
Tyleea K. Payne-HarleyIntern	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 2, 2025 to Dec 18, 2025
Simon J. WeerenIntern	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 2, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025

Chapter IV

Staff Alumni

Former personal office staff · 24 staffers · 61 interns

Alumni staff · 24· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Aviva R. Abusch	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Nov 16, 2022 to Sep 30, 2023
Kaleigh C. Benedict	DISTRICT DIRECTOR	Aug 1, 2021 to Aug 2, 2024
Robert J. Bergin	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	Apr 1, 2019 to Jan 30, 2020
Jill D. Burke	DEPUTY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2022 to Feb 2, 2024
Frances H. Carrion	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Nov 8, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Jane T. Fillion	DIGITAL DIRECTOR	Sep 1, 2020 to Sep 19, 2020
Thomas E. Finnerty	DISTRICT STAFF ASSISTANT	Nov 8, 2021 to Jun 17, 2022
Michael S. Hopkins	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 2, 2024
Nimit Jindal	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Jul 1, 2021 to Oct 26, 2022
Marissa J. Kaiser	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Oct 1, 2023 to Aug 1, 2025
Adele M. Kates	CONSTITUENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE	Jun 3, 2019 to May 1, 2020
Carly E. Krystyniak	CONSTITUENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE	Jul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
Maria L. Laverdiere	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Mar 1, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
Joseph M. Leathersich	PRESS SECRETARY	Oct 1, 2020 to Dec 10, 2021
Rhyne L. Maas	DISTRICT STAFF ASSISTANT	Feb 10, 2020 to Aug 31, 2021
Ebony M. Majette	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	May 10, 2021 to Aug 1, 2022
Kristin D. McCann	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	Jan 1, 2020 to Oct 15, 2021
Maria A. Oparil	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Apr 1, 2019 to Jun 4, 2021
Abbie M. Sorrendino	CHIEF OF STAFF	May 10, 2021 to Sep 8, 2023
Elizabeth G. Stanley	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	Jan 3, 2021 to Mar 10, 2021
Yodit T. Tewelde	DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS	Nov 8, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Dana C. Vernetti	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Jan 1, 2020 to Sep 30, 2022
Nicholas R. Weatherbee	CHIEF OF STAFF	Nov 13, 2018 to May 7, 2021
Tommy C. Wolfe	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Dec 1, 2023 to Apr 30, 2024

Alumni interns · 61· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Lina Abdou	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Sep 11, 2023 to Dec 15, 2023
Erica Albert	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 23, 2022 to Aug 12, 2022
Nathan J. Andrews	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	May 22, 2023 to Aug 18, 2023
Sara K. Anzalone	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 27, 2019 to Aug 2, 2019
Mikella G. Ashebr	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 13, 2025 to May 9, 2025
Victoria Baum	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 20, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
Gretchen E. Brooker	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 9, 2019 to Dec 6, 2019
Benjamin K. Calkins	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 26, 2024 to Dec 13, 2024
John H. Carlson	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2023
Andrew J. Casab	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 13, 2025 to May 9, 2025
Sophia M. Cook	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 27, 2024 to Aug 23, 2024
Shalese Cotton	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	May 24, 2022 to Aug 4, 2022
Caroline A. Delaney	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jan 9, 2023 to Apr 27, 2023
Natalya V. Denis	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Feb 3, 2025 to May 9, 2025
Emily R. Dickey	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 30, 2023 to Aug 11, 2023
Safa S. Fazili	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 17, 2021 to Aug 20, 2021
Jacob I. Friedman	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Sep 11, 2023 to Dec 15, 2023
Riley R. Gamble	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 28, 2023 to Dec 15, 2023
Alexander E. Gonzalez-Hallgren	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 6, 2022 to Dec 13, 2022
Jacob N. Graham	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 17, 2023 to May 16, 2023
Evan L. Gravdahl	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Sep 11, 2023 to Dec 15, 2023
Colby P. Harriman	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jul 1, 2020 to Sep 14, 2020
Sydney G. Heise	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 13, 2025 to May 9, 2025
Doralis Hernandez	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 6, 2020 to Apr 24, 2020
Alexander A. Hilger	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 19, 2025 to Aug 13, 2025
Rayan Ifthikhar	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 6, 2022 to Dec 15, 2022
Neha Iyer	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 20, 2024 to Aug 16, 2024
Hannah E. Kandall	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 15, 2020 to Dec 14, 2020
Oren J. Kinel	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 13, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
James B. Klein	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 12, 2019 to Aug 23, 2019
Ezra C. Kruger	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 28, 2023 to Dec 15, 2023
Jon P. Leckerling	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 3, 2019 to Jul 31, 2019
Dylan T. MacQuoid	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 18, 2021 to Apr 30, 2021
Daniela Mancini	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 19, 2025 to Aug 15, 2025
Lugardo Marroquin	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Sep 11, 2023 to Dec 15, 2023
Ryan M. McAlpin	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 3, 2019 to Dec 3, 2019
Maria E. Meck	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Sep 7, 2022 to Dec 22, 2022
Zoe D. Metzger	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 27, 2025 to Aug 15, 2025
Gavin V. Miller	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 26, 2024 to Dec 12, 2024
Isabela Anne Mulcahy	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 29, 2024 to May 1, 2024
Aleena F. Nasruddin	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 30, 2023 to Aug 3, 2023
Hannah J. O'Connor	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	May 24, 2021 to Aug 20, 2021
Savannah J. Perez	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jan 9, 2023 to May 8, 2023
Avraham S. Presberg	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 3, 2019 to Dec 6, 2019
Morgan M. Reese	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 16, 2024 to May 3, 2024
Aydan G. Reimer	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 18, 2023 to May 12, 2023
Duprey John A. Rodriguez	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 26, 2024 to Dec 13, 2024
Abigail Elizabeth Daniella Rose	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 16, 2024 to May 3, 2024
Aiden R. Sax	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 19, 2025 to Aug 15, 2025
Sanjana A. Shashikumar	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 20, 2019 to Aug 7, 2019
Abigail C. Sickles	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 26, 2019 to Aug 20, 2019
Jacob W. Simon	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	May 23, 2023 to Aug 18, 2023
Kaitlin Sommer	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 23, 2022 to Aug 12, 2022
Emma A. Stenzel	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 17, 2023 to May 12, 2023
Hannah Stevens	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	May 23, 2022 to Aug 10, 2022
Emma R. Townsend	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	May 23, 2023 to Aug 18, 2023
Maria Lianne G. Urriza	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 7, 2021 to Dec 9, 2021
Kailee N. Vick	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 14, 2020 to May 1, 2020
Mason James Vogt	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 27, 2024 to Aug 23, 2024
Alexander J. White	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 16, 2024 to May 3, 2024
Gregoire Winston	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 30, 2023 to Aug 18, 2023

Chapter V

Travel & Disclosures

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Chapter VI