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2023 GLASS Steering Committee Election!

It’s Election Season, and we would love for you to run!

GLASS benefits from new and diverse ideas. Visibility is important, and we encourage all to run. If you’re even thinking about running, just do it already!

If you have any questions, please ask us!

Important Dates:

February 17, COB: Candidate Declaration Statement Due

February 20 to 27: Election Period (more details to come)

February 23: Meet the Candidates Happy Hour (more details to come)

Nota bene: You must be a current U.S. Senate employee and have paid your 2023 Calendar Year Dues to vote and run for the GLASS Caucus Steering Committee.

What you need to do:

Submit your name, Senate employment office, headshot, and a brief paragraph explaining why you’d like to serve on the Steering Committee and what you would like to accomplish.

Please Submit your Candidate Declaration Statement here!!!

Year in Review

Quick recap of this past year’s events. We’re looking forward to all that’s to come ahead!!!

2022- early 23 Senate GLASS Caucus events (so far)

Speaker events:

• Kei Koizumi, Principal Deputy Director for Policy for House Office of Science and Technology

  
  

• Discussion with Club Q survivors on resilience in the wake of violence against the LGBTQ+ community

  
  

• Panel with Victory Institute on the political appointment process

  
  

• Conversation with Senator Tammy Baldwin with Congressional Jewish Staff Association

  
  

• Bystander Intervention Training with the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights

Pride events:

• Capital Pride Parade

  
  

• Nordic Embassies Pre-Pride Parade Party

  
  

• DC Front Runners Pride Run 5K

  
  

• Australian Embassy Pride Reception

  
  

• Victory Institute Congressional Pride Reception

  
  

• American Continental Group Pride Reception

  
  

  • Holiday GLASS/CSA Party

    
    

  • Post-Election Networking Happy Hour

    
    

  • Welcome to 118th Congress Meet-and-Greet

    
    

  • New Member Meet-and-Greet in Russell Courtyard

    
    

  • RuPumpkin Drag Race with PRISM

    
    

  • Monthly Queer Coffee Connections

    
    

  • Monthly staff happy hours

GLASS Spotlight: Darian Clay- Burrell

Darian Burrell-Clay is a Legislative Assistant for Senator Gary Peters (D-MI). After more than three years of working on health care, education, and labor policy, he is departing to join the Government Affairs team at the Children’s Hospital Association. Before his time in the Senate, Darian worked as a Grant Writer in the non-profit sector and a Development Fellow for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). He also completed internships with the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) and the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Darian is a Michigan native, a proud graduate of Florida A&M University, and a taco connoisseur!

We’re wishing you the best in your next chapter, Darian!

2023 GLASS Dues Reminder:

If you haven’t already, pay your 2023 dues ($20) through Venmo (@GLASS-Caucus) or Paypal. (Email our Treasurer Donald Pollard if you are unsure on the status of your dues.)