Chairman-elect Chaffetz Announces Staff Director, Senior Staff Appointments at House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Washington, D.C. – House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman-elect Jason Chaffetz (UT-03) today announced the appointment of key members to his leadership team. Sean McLaughlin will serve as Staff Director, Andrew Dockham as General Counsel, Rachel Weaver as Deputy Staff Director, Steve Castor as Deputy General Counsel, and Ryan Little as Operations Director in the 114th Congress.   

“These individuals bring knowledge, experience, and passion to the Oversight Committee. Each of these individuals has exhibited tremendous leadership, effectiveness, and expertise during their time on Capitol Hill.  I have full trust and confidence in their ability to lead the Committee. I’m excited to work together to expose and reform the waste, fraud, and abuse happening within the federal government.”

A veteran of the Hill, Sean McLaughlin served five years as the Staff Director for the House Committee on the Judiciary providing extensive counsel to the Committee’s Chairman, Lamar Smith, and members of the Committee. Included on a long list of accomplishments, McLaughlin previously served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General with the U.S. Department of Justice under Pres. George W. Bush. He is currently a Principal at the Podesta Group.

For the past two years, Andrew Dockham has served as Chief Counsel to Ranking Member Tom Coburn on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. He previously worked for Sen. Coburn on the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Before working on the hill, Andrew was an associate at a Washington, DC law firm.

Rachel Weaver currently serves as a senior advisor to Chaffetz in his personal office. Prior to joining the Chaffetz team, Weaver served on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight as Staff Director. She also served as a chief investigator for the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and on the Homeland Security Council at the White House under Pres. George W. Bush. Additionally, she has been a professional staff member at the House Committee on Homeland Security and served in senior external affairs in the private sector.

In his tenth year with the Oversight Committee, Steve Castor currently serves as the General Counsel. Prior to that, he was the Chief Counsel for Investigations. During his ten years with the Committee, Castor has led or participated in a wide variety of meaningful oversight matters, including investigations of the Justice Department’s ill-fated gun trafficking initiative, Operation Fast and Furious. Before joining the committee, Steve practiced commercial litigation at a law firm in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.  Earlier in his career, he worked for a telecommunications manufacturing concern. 

For the past two and a half years, Ryan Little has handled Chaffetz’ Oversight Committee responsibilities, including the Subcommittee on National Security and all Utah related topics.  Little is also responsible for all policy and oversight initiatives relating to the Homeland Security Committee. Prior to joining the Chaffetz office in June 2012, Little worked at the Oversight Committee where he handled various policy issues as a Professional Staff Member. Little began his career on Capitol Hill in the office of Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA). 

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