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Christopher D.
Prandoni

CHIEF COUNSEL AND DEPUTY STAFF DIRECTORSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Legislative Assistant and policy advisor on energy and environmental issues for the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Former Associate Director for Natural Resources at the White House Council on Environmental Quality (2018), and prior Counselor to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary at the Department of Interior. Earlier served as Director of Energy & Environment Policy at Americans for Tax Reform (Tax Reform Foundation). Legislative background includes extensive work on carbon taxes, cap-and-trade, EPA regulations, oil and natural gas development on federal lands, and public lands policy. JD from American University Washington College of Law.

Last full-year salary

$220,949

Calendar year 2025 · summed across all roles

Career tenure

10.9y

3 roles tracked

Sponsored trips

1

$0 total

Career earnings

$441,501

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Compensation Timeline

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Employment History

Roles are merged across compensation filings.

CHIEF COUNSEL AND DEPUTY STAFF DIRECTOR
Senate
Oct 1, 2025 to Present
DEPUTY STAFF DIRECTOR
Senate
Dec 20, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT
Senate
May 6, 2015 to Jun 9, 2017

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Earlier career

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

Director of Energy & Environment Policy
Americans for Tax Reform
Federal Affairs Manager
Americans for Tax Reform
Associate Director for Natural Resources
White House Council on Environmental Quality
Counselor to the Secretary
Department of Interior
Counselor to the Deputy Secretary
Department of Interior
Administrative Law Judge
Department of Interior

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Sponsored Travel

1 trip · $0 combined disclosed value.

Unknown
Employee Reimbursed Travel
May 23, 2026 to May 30, 2026
Pending