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Jennifer A.
Hemingway

SERGEANT AT ARMS & DOORKEEPEROffice of the Senate Sergeant at Arms

Elected Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate on January 3, 2025. Previously served as Chief of Staff to the Sergeant at Arms, Acting Sergeant at Arms, and Deputy Sergeant at Arms. Brings nearly three decades of public service experience, including Director of House Operations for Speaker Paul D. Ryan (115th Congress), Staff Director of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (nine years), professional staff of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (eight years), Associate Director for Government Affairs at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Chief of Staff to Congressman Joe Scarborough, and Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs for the BlueCross BlueShield Association. Also served as acting chairwoman of the Capitol Police Board in 2021.

Last year's salary

$112,849

Calendar year 2025

Career tenure

9.7y

6 roles tracked

Sponsored trips

0

$0 total

Career earnings

$1,748,990

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Compensation Timeline

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Chapter II

Employment History

Roles are merged across compensation filings.

SERGEANT AT ARMS & DOORKEEPER
Senate
Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
CHIEF OF STAFF
Senate
Apr 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2024
CHIEF OF STAFF
Senate
Oct 1, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
DEPUTY SERGEANT AT ARMS & DOORKEEPER
Senate
Dec 3, 2018 to Sep 30, 2020
DIRECTOR OF HOUSE OPERATIONS
House
Jan 23, 2017 to Dec 2, 2018
STAFF DIRECTOR
House
Jan 1, 2016 to Jan 30, 2017

Chapter III

Earlier career

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

Director of House Operations
Office of Speaker Paul D. Ryan
Staff Director
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Professional Staff
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Associate Director for Government Affairs
U.S. Department of Transportation
Chief of Staff
Office of Congressman Joe Scarborough
Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs
BlueCross BlueShield Association

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Sponsored Travel

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