Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), incoming chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, announced his senior staffers under staff director Gary Andres, including the retention of the
Communications Subcommittee chief counsel.
The senior staff was presented as follows: Michael Beckerman, who had been policy director, moves up to deputy staff director; Jim Barnett, former general counsel to then chairman Joe Barton (R-Tex.), returns in the same capacity; Alez Marrero, communications director for the House Committee on Education and Labor, will be communications director; Sean Bonyun, who has been Upton's communications director, moves up to deputy communications director for the committee.