{"id":550103,"date":"2023-02-10T04:32:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T01:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/hispanic-caucus-chair-fires-executive-director-groups-staff-down-to-zero\/"},"modified":"2023-02-10T04:32:52","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T01:32:52","slug":"hispanic-caucus-chair-fires-executive-director-groups-staff-down-to-zero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hispanic-caucus-chair-fires-executive-director-groups-staff-down-to-zero\/","title":{"rendered":"#Hispanic Caucus chair fires executive director; group\u2019s staff down to zero"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e80885feb5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e80885feb5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hispanic-caucus-chair-fires-executive-director-groups-staff-down-to-zero\/#Hispanic_Caucus_chair_fires_executive_director_groups_staff_down_to_zero\" >Hispanic Caucus chair fires executive director; group\u2019s staff down to zero<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hispanic_Caucus_chair_fires_executive_director_groups_staff_down_to_zero\"><\/span>Hispanic Caucus chair fires executive director; group\u2019s staff down to zero<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/AP20135635129098.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) has no political staffers on the active payroll after Chairwoman Rep. Nanette Diaz Barrag\u00e1n (D-Calif.) fired Executive Director Jacky Usyk on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> of the firing was first reported by Dear White Staffers, an Instagram account run by anonymous Congressional staff that keeps tabs on alleged workplace abuses in the Capitol.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>A half-dozen sources confirmed the news to The Hill; no CHC members returned requests for comment on the firing.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Barrag\u00e1n did not return a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis debacle unfolding at the CHC doesn\u2019t bode well for the Caucus and for Congresswoman Barrag\u00e1n, who fired a well-liked staffer a month into the start of the new Congress,\u201d a Democratic strategist with knowledge of the situation said.<\/p>\n<p>Usyk\u2019s firing came just a day after the last of four political CHC staffers left the organization, and a month to the day after the CHC officially announced her hiring.<\/p>\n<p>The other three political staff who worked at the CHC prior to Barrag\u00e1n\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointment as chairwoman left between December and January.<\/p>\n<p>The staff exodus comes as Barrag\u00e1n settles into her position at the head of the 42-member organization, a group with significant sway over policy choices in the broader Democratic Caucus.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>It\u2019s a worst-case scenario for Barrag\u00e1n, whose tenure in Congress has been marred with irregularly high staff turnover in her personal office.<\/p>\n<p>While Barrag\u00e1n is well respected and well liked among her peers, she has gained a reputation among staffers that she is hard to work for.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legistorm.com\/turnover\/worst_bosses.html\">According to Legistorm<\/a>, a website that tracks Congressional staff, Barrag\u00e1n\u2019s personal office had the third highest turnover rate of any House office from 2001 to 2021.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Still, in 2022, Barrag\u00e1n did not make the top 10 turnover Legistorm turnover list.<\/p>\n<p>Usyk\u2019s firing after less than a month on the job also comes as the CHC is searching for a new leader for its campaign arm, Bold PAC.<\/p>\n<p>Bold PAC Chairman Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) last month announced he will step down from leading the organization at the end of the quarter to focus on his Arizona Senate campaign to take over Sen. Kyrsten Sinema\u2019s seat.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>In 2022, Bold PAC had a record year, adding nine new CHC members and successfully defending all its incumbents, as well as spreading donations to friendly Democrats around the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will be a major detriment to her lagging fundraising apparatus and will likely even impact BOLD PAC\u2019s capability to provide resources for its record membership,\u201d the strategist said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Nanette Diaz Barrag\u00e1n (D-Calif.) fired Executive Director Jacky Usyk on Thursday. 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