What happens to campaign staff after Election Day?

Stacked bars showing 9% of challenger and open-seat staff got Hill jobs within a year, compared with 7% of incumbents’ staff.

For young campaign staff, winning is the ticket to Capitol Hill.

Stacked bars showing 9% of challenger and open-seat staff got Hill jobs within a year, compared with 7% of incumbents’ staff. — Figure 7. Stacked bars showing 9% of challenger and open-seat staff got Hill jobs within a year, compared with 7% of incumbents’ staff. Source: Revelio Labs, November 2026

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