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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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