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Rebecca L.
Cole

CHIEF ECONOMISTSenate Committee on Finance

Chief Economist for the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance (since 2023). Federal tax and economics policy professional with two decades of Congressional and Executive agency experience. Previously served as Policy Director and Deputy Staff Director at the Senate Finance Committee, Chief Economist at the Senate Budget Committee, and in roles with the House Ways and Means Committee and U.S. Department of Labor, advising on federal budget, tax, revenues, and trade policy.

Last full-year salary

$224,491

Calendar year 2025 · summed across all roles

Career tenure

11.5y

8 roles tracked

Sponsored trips

0

$0 total

Career earnings

$1,592,359

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Compensation Timeline

Summed annual salary across all tracked roles.

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Chapter II

Employment History

Roles are merged across compensation filings.

CHIEF ECONOMIST
Senate
Jan 3, 2023 to Present
BUDGET POLICY DIRECTOR
Senate
Feb 10, 2021 to Jan 2, 2023
POLICY DIRECTOR
Senate
Jan 10, 2019 to Feb 24, 2019
POLICY DIRECTOR
Senate
May 19, 2018 to Jan 9, 2019
CHIEF ECONOMIST
Senate
Apr 1, 2017 to May 18, 2018
BUDGET ANALYST
Senate
Jul 21, 2015 to Mar 31, 2017
BUDGET ANALYST
Senate
Apr 1, 2015 to Jul 20, 2015
LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT
Senate
Oct 6, 2014 to Mar 31, 2015

Chapter III

Earlier career

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

Policy Director
U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
Deputy Staff Director
U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
Chief Economist
U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget
Tax Counsel
U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means
Senior Policy Advisor
U.S. Department of Labor

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Sponsored Travel

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