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aranthan steve jones II

anthropology & sociology
1999

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12-15 hour days, six days a week, constant insomnia and an adrenaline rush.

"Everything that comes to Congress and in this office is a crisis. Any direct or in-direct political or policy flare-up - it becomes priority number one for us." Don't let Aranthan Steve ("AJ") Jones II fool you. Despite the long hours and constant pressure, AJ loves his job as director of policy and research in the U.S. House of Representatives Majority Whip Office, where he serves as Congress' point-man in regards to health disparity elimination policy, healthcare quality and finance policy, public health policy and other social policy issues. It's just the latest job AJ has had in Washington since graduating from Iowa State. He has also served as a staff member for the Congressional Black Caucus and as the chief of staff for Congressman William Jefferson (D-Louisiana), a position he took just days before Hurricane Katrina hit Jefferson's Congressional district.