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Carson D.
Middleton

SENIOR ADVISORHouse Committee on Rules

Policy Director and Senior Adviser for the House Committee on Rules (as of January 2025). Previously served as Staff Director of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and as Legislative Director for U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC). Works on education, workforce, and congressional procedure policy.

Policy focus

Last year's salary

$225,699

Calendar year 2025

Career tenure

10.0y

9 roles tracked

Sponsored trips

7

$6,021 total

Career earnings

$1,465,708

Chapter I

Compensation Timeline

Summed annual salary across all tracked roles.

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Chapter II

Employment History

Roles are merged across compensation filings.

SENIOR ADVISOR
House
Feb 1, 2025 to Present
SHARED EMPLOYEE
Office of Representative Virginia Foxx
forRVirginia Foxx · Republican · North Carolina 5th District
House
Oct 1, 2024 to Present
STAFF DIRECTOR
House
Jul 1, 2024 to Jan 30, 2025
STAFF DIRECTOR
Office of Representative Virginia Foxx
forRVirginia Foxx · Republican · North Carolina 5th District
House
Jan 1, 2025 to Jan 2, 2025
SHARED EMPLOYEE
House
Feb 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2024
CHIEF OF STAFF
Office of Representative Virginia Foxx
forRVirginia Foxx · Republican · North Carolina 5th District
House
Feb 1, 2020 to Jun 30, 2024
DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF
Office of Representative Virginia Foxx
forRVirginia Foxx · Republican · North Carolina 5th District
House
Dec 1, 2018 to Jan 30, 2020
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
Office of Representative Virginia Foxx
forRVirginia Foxx · Republican · North Carolina 5th District
House
Jan 3, 2017 to Nov 30, 2018
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
Office of Representative Joseph R. Pitts
forRJoseph R. Pitts · Republican · Pennsylvania 16th District
House
Jan 1, 2016 to Sep 30, 2016

Chapter III

Earlier career

Prior roles per public sources. May overlap with employment records based on salary filings above.

Staff Director
House Committee on Education and the Workforce
Legislative Director
Office of U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx

Chapter IV

Sponsored Travel

7 trips · $6,021 combined disclosed value.

Keswick, VA
House gift travel filing
Sep 24, 2025 to Sep 26, 2025
$1,265
Virginia Beach, VA
House gift travel filing
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 24, 2025
$946
Keswick, VA
House gift travel filing
Oct 7, 2024 to Oct 9, 2024
$1,125
Virginia Beach, VA
House gift travel filing
Jun 16, 2024 to Jun 18, 2024
$659
Hot Springs, VA
House gift travel filing
May 3, 2023 to May 5, 2023
$1,240
Williamsburg, VA
House gift travel filing
May 4, 2022 to May 6, 2022
$786
Cambridge, MD
House gift travel filing
Jun 17, 2021 to Jun 19, 2021
Pending