Karen L. Haas
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Karen Lehman Haas is an American
United States
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 government affairs official who has served as the 34th Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
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 from December 2005 to February 2007. She is also the 36th and current Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, returning to office in January 2011 with the start of the 112th Congress.

A native of Catonsville, Maryland
Catonsville, Maryland
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, Karen Lehman Haas graduated from the University of Maryland
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...

 with a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
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 in political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...

 and a minor in economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...

. She is a former floor assistant to Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert
Dennis Hastert
John Dennis "Denny" Hastert was the 59th Speaker of the House serving from 1999 to 2007. He represented as a Republican for twenty years, 1987 to 2007.He is the longest-serving Republican Speaker in history...

 and served from 1984 to 1994 as Executive and Legislative Assistant to Bob Michel while he was the Republican Minority Leader. Haas worked as a lobbyist for ABC
American Broadcasting Company
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/Disney and also has experience as a government affairs director for several corporate entities.
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