FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 4, 2024
CONTACTS:
Lucas Lam (CAPASA), Lucas.Lam@mail.house.gov
Sidney Johnson (CBA), CommunicationsDirector@CongressionalBlackAssociates.com
Karla Rodriguez (CHSA), Karla.Rodriguez@mail.house.gov
Kellie Chong (CKASA), ckasaofficial@gmail.com
Nimit Jindal (CSAASA), csaasa.info@gmail.com
Elain Shubat (MENASA), Elain.Shubat@mail.house.gov
Lauren Henson (SBLSC), senateblackcaucus@gmail.com
Johna Mitchell (BWCA), blkwmncongressional@gmail.com
Marcus Robinson (BMH), blackmenonthehill@gmail.com
Diverse Staff Associations Statement on Women of Color in Congressional Staff Leadership Positions
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Staff Association (CAPASA), Congressional Black Associates (CBA), Congressional Hispanic Staff Association (CHSA), Congressional Korean Staff Association (CKASA), Congressional South Asian American Staff Association (CSAASA), Middle Eastern and North African Staff Association (MENASA), Senate Black Legislative Staff Caucus (SBLSC), Black Women’s Congressional Alliance (BWCA), and Black Men on the Hill (BMH) released data of women of color working on Capitol Hill in the 118th Congress.
“The staff associations representing staffers of color in Congress are once again sharing a brief analysis of women of color in leadership positions on Capitol Hill. Although we are proud that a number of new women of color were hired into senior positions in the diverse 118th Congress, we acknowledge that there is still significant work that must be done.
Together, our staff associations will continue to push for increased diversity on Capitol Hill, especially in the wake of the dissolution of the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI). We are committed to working together with these women, along with outside stakeholders and organizations, to increase the number of senior women of color and to ensure that Congressional staff composition is reflective of the communities that Members of Congress represent.”
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