From Hawley's Office to the Ways and Means Orbit
Ana Rojas-Plumberg has joined the office of Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE-3) as a legislative correspondent, according to congressional staff records. The move marks a shift from Senate constituent services work to a House legislative role.
Before landing in Smith's office, Rojas-Plumberg served as a Staff Assistant and Constituent Services Coordinator in Sen. Josh Hawley's (R-MO) personal office during the 119th Congress, a role she held from April through September 2025. She also served as intern, staff assistant and district aide for Rep. Tracey Mann (R-KS) in 2023 and 2024.
The move to Smith's House office puts her in proximity to one of Congress's most consequential tax and fiscal policy perches. Smith sits on the House Ways and Means Committee and holds seats on its Tax, Trade, Health, Work and Welfare, and Social Security subcommittees, as well as the Joint Committee on Taxation. The committee is currently at the center of Republican efforts to extend and expand provisions of the 2017 tax law.
Smith has introduced several bills this Congress, including the Critical Minerals Investment Tax Modernization Act of 2025, the Homecare for Seniors Act, the Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2025, the SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act, and the Targeting TANF to Families in Need Act.
What's Ahead on the Committee
The Ways and Means Committee has been active across all of its subcommittees. In the 118th Congress, the panel held hearings on topics ranging from Social Security's trust fund outlook and the Windfall Elimination Provision to trade and agricultural supply chains and tax policy for American families. The Work and Welfare Subcommittee examined poverty measurement changes and child support enforcement.
Correction: Rojas-Plumberg is now a field representative for the gubernatorial campaign of Phillip Sarnecki as of June.
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