The edition of Almanac of the Unelected is essential for anyone who needs to know how the work of Congrss has changed in this time of heightened homeland security, uncertainty about the economy, and rapidly changing foreign relations.

Almanac of the Unelected contains more than 700 in-depth, personal profiles of senior congressional staff. Each entry provides detailed contact, political, & professional information for each staffer, enabling the user to gauge that individual's possible impact on pending legislation. When available, staff members' e-mail addresses are included. Entries are categorized by House, Senate, & joint committees. "Overall it provides access to an important, if not very visible, component of the legislative process. Recommended." -Choice.

The Almanac contains in-depth profiles of senior congressional committee staffers. Entries provide detailed contact, political, and professional information for each staffer, enabling users to gauge that individual's possible impact on the legislative agenda of the first session of the 108th Congress. Entries are categorized by House, Senate, and joint committees.

The next time you need to find out who is the most effective person to advocate your cause, turn to the Almanac of the Unelected for all the answers. The Almanac of the Unelected contains in-depth profiles on key congressional staff members that you will not find elsewhere. The information provided on these personnel gives you not only the contact information and other pertinent data but also the inside track to those people. These are the staffers who work with and support the representatives and senators in various important roles that help to enact change or refine existing laws and codes that govern our nation. With all the sweeping changes that have taken place since the Obama administration took office, this essential resource has never been more important or more valuable. This new edition features over 125 new profiles and is designed to be the ultimate for quick and easy reference.

Responding to the growing need for information about the unelected actors in the legislative branch--people who are increasingly essential to the functioning of Congress and its elected officials--this reference profiles, with photographs, some 700 key members of the Congressional staff. Each detailed profile provides information on professional background, area of expertise, specific legislative contribution, ideological or political orientation, and opinions of colleagues and observers. Within sections devoted to each chamber, the profiles are arranged alphabetically by name according to committee, preceded by profiles of the leadership staff. Published by Almanac of the Unelected, Box 3785, Washington, DC 20007. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR