People / Mark A. Erste Jr.

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Mark A.
Erste Jr.

PROFESSIONAL STAFFHouse Committee on Financial Services

Professional Staff Member on the House Committee on Financial Services' National Security, Illicit Finance and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee (Aug. 2025-present). With over twelve years of experience in legislative affairs and policy development, he focuses on advancing legislative strategies and fostering bipartisan collaboration on financial services and foreign policy matters. Foreign policy professional with expertise in Indo-Pacific policy.

Last full-year salary

$98,125

Calendar year 2025 · summed across all roles

Career tenure

10.0y

8 roles tracked

Sponsored trips

4

$0 total

Career earnings

$576,312

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Compensation Timeline

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Chapter II

Employment History

Roles are merged across compensation filings.

PROFESSIONAL STAFF
House
Aug 13, 2025 to Present
SENIOR FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR
Office of Representative Darrell Issa
forRDarrell E. Issa · Republican · California 48th District
House
Feb 1, 2024 to Aug 12, 2025
FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR
Office of Representative Darrell Issa
forRDarrell E. Issa · Republican · California 48th District
House
May 1, 2023 to Jan 30, 2024
LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT
Office of Representative Steve Chabot
forRSteve Chabot · Republican · Ohio 1st District
House
May 1, 2019 to Jan 2, 2023
LEGISLATIVE AIDE
Office of Representative Steve Chabot
forRSteve Chabot · Republican · Ohio 1st District
House
Jul 1, 2017 to Apr 30, 2019
STAFF ASSISTANT/LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT
Office of Representative Steve Chabot
forRSteve Chabot · Republican · Ohio 1st District
House
Jan 1, 2017 to Mar 31, 2017
PRESS/STAFF ASSISTANT
Office of Representative Steve Chabot
forRSteve Chabot · Republican · Ohio 1st District
House
May 3, 2016 to Sep 30, 2016
PAID INTERN
Office of Representative Mo Brooks
forRMo Brooks · Republican · Alabama 5th District
House
Apr 4, 2016 to May 2, 2016

Chapter III

Sponsored Travel

4 trips · $0 combined disclosed value.

Ukraine
House gift travel filing
Sep 28, 2024 to Oct 5, 2024
Pending
New York, NY
House gift travel filing
Jul 25, 2024 to Jul 26, 2024
Pending
Lexington, VA
House gift travel filing
Oct 14, 2021 to Oct 15, 2021
Pending
Gettysburg, PA
House gift travel filing
Sep 9, 2021 to Sep 10, 2021
Pending