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 — and follows years of lobbying work on behalf of California municipalities and other clients.

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. Congressional staff records also show she served in the Senate during the 118th Congress, though the specific role for that period is not detailed in available data.

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. No specific issue areas are listed for Rojas-Plumberg's role in staff records.

Ana Rojas-Plumberg's Lobbying Background

Before her congressional staff work, Rojas-Plumberg logged more than a decade of lobbying activity, with filings spanning 2013 through 2024. The client roster was dominated by California local governments, water and sanitation districts, and special districts — a portfolio consistent with a practice focused on securing federal appropriations for municipal clients.

Long-term clients included the City of Santa Ana and Santa Ana Public Works, the Pueblo of Santa Ana (a New Mexico tribal government, represented from 2013 through 2023), and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority. Other clients included the Irvine Ranch Water District, the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, and — on the private-sector side — Black News Channel LLC, CEMEX Inc., and ANA Holdings Inc.

The dominant issue across virtually all filings was Budget/Appropriations, with natural resources, water quality, transportation, and Indian/Native American affairs also appearing frequently.

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. No upcoming 119th Congress hearings specific to Rojas-Plumberg's issue areas are reflected in currently available data.

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