2. Chris Hunt, 1979-1990

Extent:
18 box(es) and (8.5 linear feet)
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Chris Hunt served on Rowland's staff from 1984 to 1990, 98th to 101st Congress. He initially worked with Rebecca Brady (as evidenced in his files: early constituent correspondence (1984) is primarily drafted by her) and later, from 1987 to 1989, with Karen Mogan and Kathy Bryant Hennemuth.

His files are organized in two groups: Legislative Research Files and Legislative Mail. Each group is arranged in chronological order by congress. Chris' files reflect some of Rowland's early interests and first legislation. Topics include veterans' issues, such as "atomic veterans," Notch (Social Security issue), and health care for rural veterans for which Congressman Rowland lead a congressional hearing in Dublin, Georgia, on the topic in December 1988; foreign affairs, such as aid to the Contras, and trade; early legislative work to establish the National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (National Commission on AIDS); transportation, including the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska in 1989. The majority of Rowland's efforts on the AIDS commission and about AIDS in general can be found in the files of Legislative Director Kathy Bryant Hennemuth and legislative assistant Cleo Caldwell.

Legislative Mail includes topics relating to constituents' views on the Brady Amendment (1988), abortion, veterans affairs, foreign affairs, the budget, and issues of the judiciary and ways and means. Most correspondence files contain both constituent letters and corresponding responses, although a few files contain only constituents' letters. Mail is filed by congress (by date) and topic.

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