Evan Bender Named Senior Adviser to Rep. Troy Nehls

From District Intern to Senior Adviser

Evan Bender has assumed the role of senior adviser to Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX-22), effective Oct. 1. Before taking a nearly three-year break from work on the Hill to serve as director of government affairs for the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association from Feb. 2024 to Oct. 2026, Bender worked across two congressional offices for almost 7 years. Bender began his congressional service in Round Rock, Texas as a district intern from Mar. 2017 to May 2017, and then moved to the Hill to serve as legislative correspondent for Rep. John Carter (R-TX) from Jun. 2017 to Jul. 2018. Bender then worked as legislative assistant for Carter from Jul. 2018 to Jan. 2021, before switching offices and working as legislative director for Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) from Jan. 2021 to Mar. 2023. Bender was later promoted to the position of district director for Nehls in Mar. 2023, before leaving the Hill in Feb. 2024. Now, Bender has returned both to congressional service and to the office of Nehls. Bender holds a B.A. in public administration from the University of Oklahoma. ​

Nehls currently serves on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the House Judiciary Committee.

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