People / Elya A. Taichman

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Elya A.
Taichman

LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOROffice of Representative Eugene Simon Vindman

Works forDEugene Simon Vindman · Democratic · Virginia 7th District

Legislative Director for U.S. Rep. Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7), leading the office's legislative agenda including work on the House Agriculture Committee and Armed Services Committee. Previously served as Legislative Director for Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), where he managed her legislative portfolio, oversaw her work on the 2019 Farm Bill, and drafted a $550 million rural broadband grant program. Also served as a Congressional Fellow at CSIS and previously worked on the legal and compliance team at Blackstone Group in New York. Published articles on cyberlaw and space law in law review journals and Politico. Completed the Wilson Center Foreign Policy Fellowship.

Last year's salary

$122,986

Calendar year 2025

Career tenure

10.0y

5 roles tracked

Sponsored trips

1

$5,675 total

Career earnings

$543,627

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Compensation Timeline

Summed annual salary across all tracked roles.

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Chapter II

Employment History

Roles are merged across compensation filings.

LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
House
Jan 3, 2025 to Present
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
Office of Representative Lori Trahan
forDLori Trahan · Democratic · Massachusetts 3rd District
House
Aug 2, 2021 to May 3, 2024
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
House
Jun 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT
House
May 1, 2016 to May 31, 2018
STAFF ASSISTANT
House
Jan 1, 2016 to Apr 30, 2016

Chapter III

Earlier career

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

Legislative Director
Office of Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham
Legal and Compliance Team
Blackstone Group
Congressional Fellow
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Law and Public Policy Scholar/Fellow
U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia

Chapter IV

Sponsored Travel

1 trip · $5,675 combined disclosed value.

Tel Aviv, Israel
House gift travel filing
Jul 1, 2022 to Jul 10, 2022
$5,675