Meet the Team

 

 

John Veale

 

John Veale
Executive Director

John joined the Congressional Western Caucus after working for the late Chairman Doug LaMalfa for eleven years, starting as a Staff Assistant and climbing the ranks up to Legislative Director. A proud Hawkeye, John has undergraduate degrees in Political Science and History from the University of Iowa. He was born and raised in Palos Verdes, California.

 

 


Chris Loranger

 



Chris Loranger
Policy Advisor
Energy, Mining, Renewables, Research and Development, Permitting, and Public Lands (BLM))

Chris is a proud Rhode Islander and George Washington University alumnus with a passion for energy policy and geopolitics. He joined the Congressional Western Caucus after a year as an energy fellow with Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) through the ClearPath Conservative Leadership Program.

 



Stephanie Gross

 



Stephanie Gross
Policy Advisor
Agriculture, Endangered Species Act (ESA), Forestry, Water Issues (non-hydropower), and Public Lands (USFS)

Stephanie was born and raised in Northern Colorado. She is a proud graduate of Colorado State University, where she graduated with an undergraduate degree in Political Science. Stephanie joined the Congressional Western Caucus after working for the representatives of Colorado's 4th Congressional District and the House Committee on Small Business.

 



Quinn Waln-Jenssen

 



Quinn Jenssen
Member Services and Communications Director

Quinn is a military brat whose upbringing took her across the country before she planted roots in Arizona to pursue a degree in Political Science at the University of Arizona. Before joining the Congressional Western Caucus, Quinn worked in the office of the late Chairman Doug LaMalfa.

 

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