Karen L. Haas

Karen Haas
Karen Haas
Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
	In office; January 5, 2011 – February 26, 2019
Preceded by	Lorraine Miller
Succeeded by	Cheryl L. Johnson
	In office; December 1, 2005 – February 15, 2007
Preceded by	Jeff Trandahl
Succeeded by	Lorraine Miller
Personal details
Born	April 13, 1962; Catonsville, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	University of Maryland, College Park (BA)

Karen Lehman Haas (born April 13, 1962)[1] is an American government affairs official who has served as the 34th Clerk of the United States House of Representatives from December 2005 to February 2007. She also served as the 36th Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, returning to office in January 2011 with the start of the 112th Congress. She left the position once again on February 25, 2019.[2]

A native of Catonsville, Maryland, Karen Lehman Haas graduated from the University of Maryland with a bachelor's degree in political science and a minor in economics. She is a former floor assistant to Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert and served from 1984 to 1994 as Executive and Legislative Assistant to Bob Michel while he was the Republican Minority Leader.[3] Haas worked as a lobbyist for ABC/Disney and also has experience as a government affairs director for several corporate entities.

References

Almanac of the Unelected 2011, Struglinski and Friedman, eds., 23rd ed., Berman Press, Lanham, Maryland, page 16.
https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/477281615/the-weekly-leader-friday-february-22-2019
George Mason University History News Network Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine. NCH Washington Update Vol. 11, No. 46 (2 December 2005). Accessed 22 May 2006.

External links

Appearances on C-SPAN

Government offices
Preceded by Jeff Trandahl	Clerk of the United States House of Representatives 2005–2007	Succeeded by Lorraine Miller
Preceded by Lorraine Miller	Clerk of the United States House of Representatives 2011–2019	Succeeded by Cheryl L. Johnson

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[1] Almanac of the Unelected 2011, Struglinski and Friedman, eds., 23rd ed., Berman Press, Lanham, Maryland, page 16.

[2] ttps://www.einnews.com/pr_news/477281615/the-weekly-leader-friday-february-22-2019

[3] George Mason University History News Network Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine. NCH Washington Update Vol. 11, No. 46 (2 December 2005). Accessed 22 May 2006.