Legislative Staff Assistant

Legislative Staff Assistant – Congressman Tom Latham (IA-4) seeks a legislative staff assistant to provide general clerical support to the member and staff while greeting visitors to the office and answering telephone calls for the Member and other staff members. This position assists the office with handling constituent requests and the tracking, record keeping, facilitation, research and response to legislative letters, e-mails, faxes and telephone calls. The ideal candidate will be a hard working team player that has impeccable communications, personal and organizational skills with the temperament to communicate with a variety of personalities in a tactful, pleasant, and professional manner. Candidate should have a good working knowledge of the legislative process and of standard House member office organization and procedures. Interested applicants should email a cover letter, resume, and any other relevant material you deem necessary to james.carstensen@mail.house.gov.  Phone calls, faxes, or drop-ins will not be accepted.