CONGRESSMAN JIM COSTA ANNOUNCES HIS DC STAFF
Washington, D.C. -Congressman Jim Costa, who representsCalifornia's20th District, is pleased to announce his DC staff.
Scott Nishioki serves as theChief of Staff for Congressman Costa. Scott recently worked for the American Bankers Association. In the past, he was the Deputy Chief of Stafffor Department of Commerce Secretary Norman Mineta and was the ExecutiveDirector for External Affairs for Pacific Telesis and SBC. In addition to having been a Chief of Staff inthe past, Scott also served as the Staff Director for the House BankingCommittee's Consumer Affairs Subcommittee. Scott is a California Central Valleynative.
Lisa Shelton is a Legislative Assistant forCongressman Jim Costa and manages the Congressman's work on the House AgricultureCommittee. In addition, Lisa serves asthe liaison for the Blue Dog Coalition and is responsible for health,immigration and social security. Lisaworked for Congressman Baron Hill for three years where she focused onagricultural issues. Lisa is also anative Californian.
John Drake serves as aLegislative Assistant to Congressman Jim Costa. As the Congressman's liaison to the Resources Committee, John overseeswater issues, energy, land use and Native American issues. Additionally, he is responsible for transportationissues, foreign affairs and financial services. John formerly served as a Legislative Assistant to Congressman PeterDeutsch, and also served in Congressman Howard Berman's office. John is a native Californian.
Tracy Sherman serves as aLegislative and Press Assistant in Congressman Costa's office. She focuses on issues involving education,housing, the arts and minority rights. In addition, Tracy is the Congressional Hispanic Caucus liaison. Prior to joining Congressman Costa'soffice, Tracyserved as Legislative Correspondent and Deputy Press Secretary for Congressman RichardGephardt.
Kerri Hatfield is CongressmanCosta's Executive Assistant. She recentlyworked in Senator Breaux's office as a Staff Assistant. Kerri is a native of the California'sCentral Valley and a graduate of Universityof Redlands in Redlands, CA.
Janaki Dighe, a recentgraduate of UCLA, is the Staff Assistant in Congressman Costa's office. She recently interned with the City of LosAngeles Mayor's Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. Janaki is originally from NorthernCalifornia.
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