{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://clayhiggins.house.gov/2022/12/15/higgins-announces-new-chief-staff/", "Higgins Announces New Chief of Staff", "2022-12-15", "2022", "2022-12", "Republican", "House", "LA", "Clay Higgins", "H001077", "clayhiggins.house.gov", "clayhiggins", "https://clayhiggins.house.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) today announced an upcoming change to his leadership team, naming Andrew David as his new Chief of Staff (COS).\n\nKathee Facchiano, Congressman Higgins\u2019 longtime COS, will be departing Capitol Hill after 20 years of dedicated federal service for members of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives.\n\n\u201cAfter prayer and reflection, I have decided that this is the right time to retire from federal service. I look forward to spending more time with my family,\u201d said Kathee Facchiano. \u201cIt has been both an honor and a privilege working with Congressman Higgins, the entire team, and my home district for the last six years. I will continue to offer my support in any way that I can.\u201d\n\n\u201cI have been honored to serve alongside Kathee for six years. She has been a strong leader and an instrumental part of our office\u2019s success. We are sad to see Kathee leave and excited for her as she enters a new chapter,\u201d said Congressman Higgins. \u201cAndrew has been a critical part of our team since 2017. He\u2019s from Lake Charles, knows Louisiana, and brings with him many years of experience on Capitol Hill. I have complete confidence in Andrew as we continue our mission to serve the citizens of South Louisiana.\u201d\n\nAndrew David will take over the COS role effective January 1, 2023. Andrew has been part of Congressman Higgins\u2019 team since 2017, serving most recently as communications director and deputy chief of staff.\n\nBefore joining Congressman Higgins\u2019 office, Andrew worked as a communications advisor for Gulf Partyline Corporation, a consulting and information technology company that serves legislative and political professionals. Andrew also worked on U.S. Congressman Garret Graves\u2019 successful campaign for Louisiana\u2019s 6th District in 2014.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://clayhiggins.house.gov/2022/12/15/higgins-announces-new-chief-staff/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6843789014965296, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}