ABOUT THE TRAINING

Direct constituent service has been part of Congressional responsibility since the nation’s founding, but casework has looked very different through the last two hundred years. Did you know that in the 1970s, some Senators employed shared casework staff? Or that between 1905 and 1907, private bills on behalf of constituents represented 89% of laws passed by Congress? Or that casework has survived multiple attempts to remove it from Congressional duties entirely?

Join us for the kickoff of the 2024 Casework Navigator webinar series with special guest Daniel Holt, Associate Historian from the Senate Historical Office.

This event will put modern casework in context, exploring how we got here, and what we can learn from previous iterations of casework to chart the future of democratic representation in America.

SPEAKER

Daniel S. Holt is the Associate Historian at the U.S. Senate Historical Office. At the Senate, Daniel writes on Senate history for print publications and the web, conducts tours of the US Capitol, and provides historical information to senators, staff, journalists, researchers, and the general public. He earned a Ph.D. in history from the University of Virginia. Prior to joining the Senate Historical Office in 2016, Daniel was a historian with the federal judiciary, where he edited Debates on the Federal Judiciary: A Documentary History.

MODERATOR

Anne Meeker is Deputy Director of POPVOX Foundation, and a former House caseworker. She was a founding member of the POPVOX Foundation team as Director of Special Initiatives. She previously served as Director of Constituent Services for Congressman Seth Moulton, where she worked to use data and technology to deliver smarter casework services to residents of the MA06. Anne holds a bachelor's degree in Anthropology from the University of Oxford (St. Hugh's College), and an MSc in History from the London School of Economics. She is also a proud Clevelander, and will take any opportunity to talk up the Rust Belt.