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Karen L.
Kelly

ASSISTANT TO CONG ROGERS — House Committee on Appropriations

Chief of Staff for U.S. Rep. Harold 'Hal' Rogers (R-KY-05), the Dean of the House, overseeing legislative and Kentucky operations including priorities on the House Appropriations Committee. Previously served as District Director for nine years and as a Field Representative in Eastern Kentucky. Co-founder and former President/CEO of Operation UNITE (Unlawful Narcotics Investigations, Treatment, and Education), a regional anti-drug initiative; co-founder of the National Rx and Illicit Drug Abuse Summit, now the nation's largest collaboration focused on combating the opioid crisis. Also helped establish SOAR (Shaping Our Appalachian Region), focused on economic revitalization in Kentucky's Fifth Congressional District.