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Grayson D.
Westmoreland

SUBCOMMITTEE DIRECTORHouse Committee on Homeland Security

Staff Director of the House Committee on Homeland Security Oversight, Investigations and Accountability Subcommittee (as of November 2025). Senior Professional Staff Member for National Security with the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Extensive background in defense policy, national security, and homeland security across multiple House committees. Previously served as Defense Policy Advisor, Director of Coalitions, and Professional Staff Member at the U.S. House of Representatives; Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and Science and Technology; and Professional Staff Member at the House Armed Services Committee. Also served as a staffer on the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and was a U.S. House Page.

Last year's salary

$166,766

Calendar year 2025

Career tenure

9.0y

9 roles tracked

Sponsored trips

0

$0 total

Career earnings

$832,263

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Compensation Timeline

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Employment History

Roles are merged across compensation filings.

SUBCOMMITTEE DIRECTOR
House
Nov 1, 2025 to Present
SENIOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER
House
Jan 23, 2023 to Nov 2, 2025
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
Office of Representative Clay Higgins
forRClay Higgins · Republican · Louisiana 3rd District
House
Apr 25, 2022 to Jan 30, 2023
DEFENSE POLICY ADVISORY/DIRECTOR OF
House
Mar 1, 2022 to Apr 24, 2022
DIRECTOR OF COALITIONS/PSM/FC LEGI
House
Jan 1, 2020 to Feb 28, 2022
PROFESSIONAL STAFF MBR & FC LE
House
Sep 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT
House
Jul 1, 2017 to Aug 31, 2019
STAFF ASSISTANT
House
Feb 21, 2017 to Mar 31, 2017
STAFF ASSISTANT
Office of Representative David P. Roe
forRDavid P. Roe · Republican · Tennessee 1st District
House
Jan 1, 2017 to Feb 20, 2017

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Earlier career

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

Defense Policy Advisor and Director of Coalitions and Senior Professional Staff Member
U.S. House of Representatives
Director of Coalitions and Professional Staff Member and Full Committee Legislative Coordinator
U.S. House of Representatives
Professional Staff Member
U.S. House Armed Services Committee
Senior Advisor
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and Science and Technology
Staffer
United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
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U.S. House of Representatives

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Sponsored Travel

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