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Heather
Painter

DEPUTY POLICY DIRECTOR/LEGISLAHouse Democratic Caucus

Deputy Policy Director and Legislative Director of the U.S. House Democratic Caucus (as of November 2025). Leads policy and legislative work for the caucus.

Last year's salary

$124,611

Calendar year 2025

Career tenure

7.6y

7 roles tracked

Sponsored trips

7

$8,876 total

Career earnings

$702,030

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.

DEPUTY POLICY DIRECTOR/LEGISLA
House
Nov 1, 2025 to Present
DEPUTY POLICY DIRECTOR/ID
Office of Representative Pete Aguilar
forDPete Aguilar · Democratic · California 33rd District
House
Nov 1, 2025 to Present
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR & SENIOR ADVISOR
Office of Representative Maggie Goodlander
forDMargaret V Goodlander · Democratic · New Hampshire 2nd District
House
Jan 3, 2025 to Nov 4, 2025
SHARED EMPLOYEE
House
Feb 1, 2024 to Jan 2, 2025
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
Office of Representative Derek Kilmer
forDDerek Kilmer · Democratic · Washington 6th District
House
Nov 29, 2021 to Jan 2, 2025
SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT
Office of Representative Conor Lamb
forDConor Lamb · Democratic · Pennsylvania 17th District
House
Mar 1, 2021 to Nov 26, 2021
LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT
Office of Representative Conor Lamb
forDConor Lamb · Democratic · Pennsylvania 17th District
House
Jun 11, 2018 to Feb 28, 2021

Chapter III

Sponsored Travel

7 trips · $8,876 combined disclosed value.

Las Vegas, NV
House gift travel filing
Mar 18, 2025 to Mar 20, 2025
$480
Asheville, NC
House gift travel filing
Aug 13, 2024 to Aug 15, 2024
$1,015
Austin, TX
House gift travel filing
Feb 20, 2024 to Feb 22, 2024
$960
Wilmington, DE
House gift travel filing
Aug 22, 2023 to Aug 23, 2023
$522
Germany
House gift travel filing
Oct 9, 2022 to Oct 15, 2022
$2,629
United Kingdon
House gift travel filing
Oct 9, 2022 to Oct 15, 2022
$2,629
Boston, MA
House gift travel filing
Aug 23, 2022 to Aug 24, 2022
$641