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Patrick D.
Stewart-Hester

SHARED EMPLOYEEOffice of the Speaker

Chief of Staff for U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) since May 2019. Previously served as Deputy Legislative Director for Stefanik, with whom he has worked since 2015-16. Recently (2025) transitioned to the State Department.

Last year's salary

$213,429

Calendar year 2025

Career tenure

10.0y

4 roles tracked

Sponsored trips

3

$2,272 total

Career earnings

$1,326,112

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.

SHARED EMPLOYEE
House
May 1, 2025 to Present
CHIEF OF STAFF
Office of Representative Elise M. Stefanik
forRElise M. Stefanik · Republican · New York 21st District
House
Sep 1, 2019 to Present
CHIEF OF STAFF
House
May 1, 2021 to Jan 2, 2025
LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT
Office of Representative Elise M. Stefanik
forRElise M. Stefanik · Republican · New York 21st District
House
Jan 1, 2016 to Aug 31, 2019

Chapter III

Earlier career

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

Deputy Legislative Director
Office of Rep. Elise Stefanik

Chapter IV

Sponsored Travel

3 trips · $2,272 combined disclosed value.

Virginia Beach, VA
House gift travel filing
Jun 16, 2024 to Jun 18, 2024
$824
Israel
House gift travel filing
May 17, 2024 to May 20, 2024
$1,448
White Sulpher Springs, WV
House gift travel filing
Feb 19, 2020 to Feb 21, 2020
Pending