Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 139, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 1979 Page: 8 of 32
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reason, simply, is that he knows most
of the congressional ropes already.
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at home if the payroll is full of names members. Republican Sen. William L.
was moving day for all outgoing
members and their staffs. Halls and
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bare and, on the second day of the
New Year, another chorus of Auld
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Clark, the , liberal defeated by
conservative Republican Roger
Jepsen in Iowa, shares the numbness
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With Ms James and six others from
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somewhere on the Hill, Clark noted
that “at least Jour of these Senate of-
fices represent a total switch from
liberal to conservative. It's going to be
difficult for anyone with an
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Speaker Carl Albert, from a job in
private industry to run the office.
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/ WASHINGTON (AP) - Catherine
James wonders if she has a great
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hose of the boss. And those who one or two top hands with previous
served liberal Democrats, especially. Hill experience, regardless of their
find themselves mired in the loss party or ideological affiliation. “The
column while Republicans count their very good professionals are always in
Capitol gains. ogreat demand,” said one key Senate
“I've contacted everyone I know administrator with access to the
who works on the Hill," says Ms entire payroll record "I’ve seen
James. “Out of 50 possibilities. I've several cases of Republicans hiring
had about four-and-a-half bites, and Democrats, liberals hiring con-
only one in the Senate.” And, as yet, servatives and vice versa because
nothing definite. they realize they’ve got to have
Congressional job hunting after an someone who knows the agencies and
election is never easy, and this year’s the other contacts necessary to run a
record turnover of 78 seats in the congressional office ”
House and near-record 20 in the
Senate have made it even more But that phenomenon extends only
brutally competitive than usual. Some so far. The new officeholder usually
of the new senators have had brings along most of the staff from his
thou8andsofapplicantsforthe25orso or her campaign team. And in any
positions they have to offer. ________
Typically, a new senator will hire
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