Geoff Hempelmann

Served as lead policy advisor for the Congressman and managed legislative team.
Oversaw appropriations, budget, health care, and commercial and defense space policy.
Supervised appropriations requests, submissions, and tracking of priorities through the process.
Advised on health care research and health care reform legislation, including prescription drug legislation.
Worked with House Budget Committee to prepare remarks, briefing materials, and questions for… Show more

Served as lead policy advisor for the Congressman and managed legislative team.
Oversaw appropriations, budget, health care, and commercial and defense space policy.
Supervised appropriations requests, submissions, and tracking of priorities through the process.
Advised on health care research and health care reform legislation, including prescription drug legislation.
Worked with House Budget Committee to prepare remarks, briefing materials, and questions for hearings.
Regularly held meetings with stakeholders covering various priorities and issue areas. Show less

Acted as lead research analyst on 15 Congressional races, presenting concise research to media vendors, culminating in the verification of dozens of television ad scripts and numerous digital media websites.
Verified and analyzed legislation and research for ads, polls, and digital media for a multimillion dollar advertising effort for the 2014 Midterm Election
Actively expanded and updated research such as examining and following major pieces of legislation, creating in-depth research… Show more

Acted as lead research analyst on 15 Congressional races, presenting concise research to media vendors, culminating in the verification of dozens of television ad scripts and numerous digital media websites.
Verified and analyzed legislation and research for ads, polls, and digital media for a multimillion dollar advertising effort for the 2014 Midterm Election
Actively expanded and updated research such as examining and following major pieces of legislation, creating in-depth research documents used as pivotal themes in ads, and studying the effects of legislation such as Obamacare, the Stimulus package, and various Congressional budgets
Effectively used CQ and LexisNexis to research legislation, voting records, and research materials Show less

Legislative Correspondent:
December 2012 - July 2013
Oversaw foreign, economic, and financial policy for the Congressman, held meetings with interest groups focusing on these policy areas, and reviewed, drafted, and tracked legislation
Researched multiple areas within foreign, economic, and financial policy, using this information for briefings, memos and reports on each issue such as a spending reduction report with analysis and a budget analysis
Directed and supervised the mail… Show more

Legislative Correspondent:
December 2012 - July 2013
Oversaw foreign, economic, and financial policy for the Congressman, held meetings with interest groups focusing on these policy areas, and reviewed, drafted, and tracked legislation
Researched multiple areas within foreign, economic, and financial policy, using this information for briefings, memos and reports on each issue such as a spending reduction report with analysis and a budget analysis
Directed and supervised the mail operation including processing, organizing, tracking and responding to constituents writing the Congressman on legislation, national and local policy issues, and constituent services
Coordinated and ran an aggressive mail outreach service
Staff Assistant: July 2011 – June 2012
Maintained sole responsibility for front office operations on a daily basis
Answered the phones and coordinated necessary responses to messages and mail to the member and among staff
As Intern Coordinator, recruited, interviewed, hired and managed six interns
Served as interim Scheduler and Office Manager, running office operations while maintaining the Congressman’s daily schedule Show less

Managed all campaign activities in the Congressional District including events with the candidate, finance events, and all volunteer and grassroots efforts
Managed the grassroots efforts in 20 counties and organized volunteer teams in each of these counties.
Organized press interviews and drafted press releases and questionnaires
Corresponded regularly with the Republican Chairman of each county to ensure an effective strategy was in place for each county
Scheduled events for the… Show more

Managed all campaign activities in the Congressional District including events with the candidate, finance events, and all volunteer and grassroots efforts
Managed the grassroots efforts in 20 counties and organized volunteer teams in each of these counties.
Organized press interviews and drafted press releases and questionnaires
Corresponded regularly with the Republican Chairman of each county to ensure an effective strategy was in place for each county
Scheduled events for the candidate to attend including rallies, forums, and organized groups for various festivals and parades Show less

Assisted the Congressman with foreign policy, economic policy, and financial policy and held meetings with interest groups focusing on these policy areas
Corresponded regularly with constituents through phone calls, emails and letters.
Worked as scheduler and office manager for an interim period
Managed interns in the day to day office operations which included constituent services

Interned in the membership department, specifically in data coordination.