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Ella A.
Yard

SENIOR LEGISLATION ASSISTANTOffice of Representative Brad Finstad

Works forRBrad Finstad · Republican · Minnesota 1st District

Legislative Assistant in the Office of U.S. Representative Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-06). Congressional staffer with experience in legislative operations and policy research. Previously held positions as a Congressional Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, Driessen Fellow at CFACT (promoting conservative energy and environmental policy), and Intern at the American Conservative Union Foundation with a focus on criminal justice legislation.

Last full-year salary

$57,750

Calendar year 2025 · summed across all roles

Career tenure

4.2y

8 roles tracked

Sponsored trips

0

$0 total

Career earnings

$163,492

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 LEGISLATION ASSISTANT
Office of Representative Brad Finstad
forRBrad Finstad · Republican · Minnesota 1st District
House
Jan 1, 2026 to Present
LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT
Office of Representative Juan Ciscomani
forRJuan Ciscomani · Republican · Arizona 6th District
House
Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT
Office of Representative Juan Ciscomani
forRJuan Ciscomani · Republican · Arizona 6th District
House
Jul 22, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025
STAFF ASSISTANT
Office of Representative John Joyce
forRJohn Joyce · Republican · Pennsylvania 13th District
House
Jul 1, 2023 to Jul 21, 2024
PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM
Office of Representative John Joyce
forRJohn Joyce · Republican · Pennsylvania 13th District
House
May 15, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023
TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE
Office of Representative Fred Keller
forRFred Keller · Republican · Pennsylvania 12th District
House
Sep 1, 2022 to Nov 9, 2022
PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM
Office of Representative Fred Keller
forRFred Keller · Republican · Pennsylvania 12th District
House
May 30, 2022 to Sep 29, 2022
PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM
Office of Representative Mike Kelly
forRMichael S. Kelly · Republican · Pennsylvania 16th District
House
Jan 10, 2022 to May 31, 2022

Chapter III

Earlier career

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

Congressional Fellow
Heritage Foundation
Driessen Fellow
CFACT
Intern
American Conservative Union Foundation

Chapter IV

Sponsored Travel

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