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Monalisa C.
Dugue

CHIEF OF STAFF — Office of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

Works forDSheldon Whitehouse · Democratic · Rhode Island

Chief of Staff for U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) since October 2021. Previously served as Deputy Chief Counsel for the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security (2016–2021), where she was the first African American woman hired in that position. Focused on issues of crime prevention, intervention, recidivism, and federal criminal justice programs. Crafted bipartisan criminal justice reform legislation and is known for building trust across both sides of the aisle in Congress. Native of Nassau, Bahamas.