Former lawmakers returning to Congress as staffers

By Naomi Lim

Published December 11, 2018 9:15pm ET

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Former lawmakers returning to Congress as staffers — Democratic incumbent Rep. Ron Barber walks with wife Nancy Barber, left, after the two found out that he lost his Congressional seat to Republican Martha McSally in a 167-vote loss in a recount announced Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, in Tucson, Ariz. Republicans will have their largest U.S. House majority in 83 years when the new Congress convenes next month after a recount in Arizona gave the final outstanding race to the Republican challenger. | (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

A pair of former House members will be back in Congress in 2019, but this time rather than being colleagues with other lawmakers, they’ll be answering to them.

Ex-Rep. Van Hilleary is set to join the office of Rep.-elect John Rose, R-Tenn., as his chief of staff for the freshman congressman, the Herald-Citizen reported Tuesday. Hilleary served in the House 1995-2003 and was the Tennessee GOP gubernatorial nominee in 2002.

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