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Tommy Ross

United States Congressional Staff

Tommy Ross is Senior Intelligence and Defense Advisor to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada. In this capacity, he advises Senator Reid on national security matters, serves as an ex officio staff member to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and is responsible for all compartmented "Gang of 8" intelligence matters for the Majority Leader.

Prior to his service with Senator Reid, he served as Legislative Director for Rep. David Price of North Carolina's Fourth District, and advised Rep. Price on issues relating to foreign affairs, defense, intelligence, veterans, and justice. He also provided program support for Rep. Price's work as Chairman of the House Democracy Partnership, a congressional commission working to strengthen basic capabilities of legislatures in developing democracies. In addition, Tommy has worked as a national security policy analyst for the Senate Democratic Policy Committee, an arm of the Democratic Leader's office, and as a research assistant for Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle. He is a graduate of Davidson College in North Carolina and earned an M.A. in Theology and Ethics from Union Theological Seminary in New York. He has also completed a certificate program through the U.S. Air Force's Air Command and Staff College, and is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

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Biography last updated January 4, 2012