- Jeff Trandahl
Jeffrey Joseph Trandahl (born
September 15 ,1964 ) served as the thirty-secondClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . He was elected Clerk onJanuary 6 ,1999 and held office untilNovember 18 ,2005 .Personal
Trandahl is a native of Spearfish,
South Dakota , and graduated from Spearfish High School in 1983. He received a bachelor of arts from the University of Maryland in 1987 and a Certificate in Management from theKennedy School of Government atHarvard University .citation |title=Spearfish native lands key conservation job |first=Bill |last=Harlan |periodical=The Rapid City Journal |date=2005-10-08 |accessdate=2007-08-18 |url=http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2005/10/08/news/local/news02.txt]Career
Trandahl began his congressional career in 1983 as an aide to Senator
James Abdnor (R-SD). From 1987-1990 and from 1990-1995, he was affiliated with the offices of CongresswomanVirginia Smith (R-NE) and CongressmanPat Roberts (R-KS) and with the Committees on Appropriations and House Administration, respectively. In 1995, he joined the Office of the Clerk and served in various capacities. He was also the Acting Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives from 1996-1997.On
November 18 ,2005 , Trandahl resigned as Clerk to accept a position as the executive director of theNational Fish and Wildlife Foundation .citation |url=http://www.washblade.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=12972 |title=Trandahl breaks silence on Foley scandal |periodical=Washington Blade |date=2007-06-06 |accessdate=2007-08-18] He was succeeded byKaren L. Haas .Trandahl is currently a Board member of
Human Rights Campaign , a national LGBT-rights group.Mark Foley scandal
Trandahl was the Clerk of the House during the time in which allegations against former Representative
Mark Foley by former House pages are said to have occurred. Trandahl confronted Foley at that time since it is the Clerk of the House's responsibility to effectively administer the House page system.References
External links
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/18/us/politics/18trandahl.html?hp&ex=1161230400&en=330eb62eab326b73&ei=5094&partner=homepage "The New York Times" profile of Trandahl] (
October 18 ,2006 )Succession box
title=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
before=Robin H. Carle
after=Karen L. Haas
years= 1999–2005
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