House Report Finds Hispanics Hold 9% of Staff Jobs and 6% of Top Posts
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Updated · The Washington Post · Oct 8
House Report Finds Hispanics Hold 9% of Staff Jobs and 6% of Top Posts
1 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Oct 8
Summary
About 1,100 of roughly 12,200 House staffers are Hispanic or Latino, a new Congressional Hispanic Staff Association report found, putting their share at 9% of the workforce.
Only 80 of about 1,200 senior roles—around 6%—are held by Hispanic staffers, covering positions such as chiefs of staff, legislative directors and communications directors.
That representation trails the U.S. Hispanic and Latino population share of about 20%, and appears to have fallen from a separate 2021 study that put Hispanic and Latino staff at about 15% of House personal office staff.
In the 57 offices led by Hispanic or Latino House members, 33 have at least one Hispanic senior staffer, a gap the group said shows even Latino lawmakers have room to elevate more staff into decision-making roles.