Legislative Offices in United States

Minnesota Office Of The Legislative Auditor Ola

At the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA), public policy researchers and auditors work to ensure and promote OLA's mission: to strengthen legislative oversight, improve accountability, promote good management, and enhance program effectiveness in state government. OLA has two divisions, the Financial Audit Division and the Program Evaluation Division, and a separate unit responsible for conducting special reviews. The Financial Audit Division is staffed primarily by certified public accountants. It conducts financial and compliance audits of individual state agencies, conducts special investigations of alleged irregularities, and issues an opinion on the state's financial statements. The Program Evaluation Division is staffed by research professionals with advanced degrees in public policy, economics, health, and other related fields. It conducts nonpartisan research on a wide variety of public policies, programs, and agencies and makes recommendations to state agencies and the Legislature. The Special Reviews Unit is also staffed by research professionals with advanced degrees. It addresses specific concerns or allegations OLA receives by conducting "special reviews." Special reviews typically have a more narrow scope than audits and evaluations, and they are often triggered by concerns brought to OLA by legislators, other public officials, private individuals, or media reports.

51 to 200 staff

State Of Wyoming Legislature

The Wyoming Legislature is a 93-member citizen legislature, meaning the members elected serve part-time. The Legislature meets yearly for a General Session in odd numbered years and for a Budget Session in even numbered years. The Legislature employs a small non-partisan staff to provide administrative and professional services to the state’s legislative branch.

51 to 200 staff

Stennis Center For Public Service

The Stennis Center for Public Service is a bipartisan legislative branch agency created by Congress in 1988 to promote and strengthen the highest ideals of public service in America. The Stennis Center develops and delivers a portfolio of unique programs for young people, leaders in local, state, and federal government, and congressional staff.

1 to 10 staff

Texas Sunset Advisory Commission

The Texas Sunset Advisory Commission is a 12-member legislative commission that identifies ways to eliminate waste, duplication, and inefficiency in state government. The Sunset process questions the continuing need for an agency, identifies agency programs that duplicate other public services, and recommends ways to improve the agency's efficiency and effectiveness. About 130 state agencies come under Sunset review on a rotating basis, typically once every 12 years. The Sunset Commission makes recommendations to the Legislature for each agency, and most agencies are automatically abolished unless the Legislature passes a bill to continue them. Public participation is invaluable to the Sunset process and is welcomed at every stage to ensure everyone can have a say on agencies under Sunset review. Individuals, organizations, and businesses directly or indirectly affected by an agency have first-hand knowledge and experiences with the agency that help Sunset identify problems and opportunities for improvement. The Sunset process has streamlined and changed state government since its inception in 1977. As of 2019, the Legislature has enacted 80 percent of the Sunset Commission’s recommendations to improve state government. including completely abolishing 41 agencies and abolishing another 51 agencies and transferring some or all of their functions to another agency. The Sunset process also saves taxpayers money, with an estimated $1 billion in state and federal savings and revenue gains based on fiscal notes for Sunset bills between 1982 and 2019. This amounts to a return of $19 for every $1 the Legislature has appropriated to the Sunset Commission. To learn more about the Sunset process and to provide formal feedback on an agency undergoing Sunset review, visit the Sunset website at

11 to 50 staff

Clay County Clerk's Office

1 to 10 staff

Colorado Senate

The Colorado Senate consists of thirty-five Senators, who are elected to four-year terms. Each Senator is limited to serving two consecutive four-year terms. The President of the Senate is elected by the members of the Senate and is the presiding officer. The Senate meets every year in regular session beginning no later than the second Wednesday in January. Regular session lasts no longer than one hundred twenty calendar days. The Colorado Senate staff includes nonpartisan and partisan employees. The Senate Services staff is nonpartisan and serves all members of the Senate. Additionally, each caucus has its own partisan staff. Staff positions range from full-time, year-round to session-only seasonal jobs.

11 to 50 staff

Colorado Youth Advisory Council Coyac

Update as of Feb. 21, 2025: Legislators have not yet decided whether to continue, cut, or pause COYAC for the 2025-26 State of Colorado fiscal year (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026). Currently, it is unclear if we will accept 2025 applications or onboard a 2025-26 cohort. We expect to know more in March or April. In 2008, Colorado State Representative Ellen Roberts (HD59-Durango) introduced House Bill 08-1157 to “examine, evaluate and discuss the issues, interests, and needs affecting Colorado youth now and in the future, and to formally advise and make recommendations to elected officials regarding those issues.” The Colorado Legislature passed the bill to create the Colorado Youth Advisory Council (COYAC), giving Colorado’s youth a voice in the lawmaking process. COYAC consists of 40 youth members- 35 voting members representing each senate district in the state - One voting member representing the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe - One voting member representing the Southern Ute Indian Tribe - Three non-voting at-large members selected to help ensure diversity on the council, with an express concern for adequate rural representation. Youth members serve two-year terms, and they may serve more than one term.

11 to 50 staff

Maine Office Of The State Auditor

The Office of the State Auditor has the statutory authority to audit all accounts and other financial records of State government, including any counties, municipalities, and any organization, institution or other entity receiving or requesting an appropriation or grant from State government. The Office conducts its audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, and the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996, United States Code, Section 7501-7507. The Office is also authorized to review departmental budgets and capital programs for better and efficient management of State government, to serve as a staff agency to the Legislature and the Governor in making investigations of State’s finances.

11 to 50 staff

Michigan Senate

The legislative power of the State of Michigan is vested in a bicameral (2-chamber) body comprised of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The Michigan Senate, one-half of the state's bicameral legislative body, consists of 38 members who are elected to represent the 212,400 to 263,500 residents of their respective districts. Senators are elected at the same time as the Governor and serve 4-year terms concurrent with the governor's term of office. Terms for Senators begin on January 1, following the November general election.

201 to 500 staff

Oregon Legislative Policy And Research Office Lpro

We are Oregon's nonpartisan Legislative Policy and Research Office, LPRO (pronounced EL- PRO). LPRO supports Oregon's lawmakers and the legislative process by providing staff support to legislative committees and responding to research and analysis requests from lawmakers. LPRO supports Oregonians in engaging with lawmakers and in the legislative process by providing language access services and coordinating public engagement and testimony on behalf of legislative committees.

11 to 50 staff

The Maryland General Assembly

The Maryland General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland that convenes within the State House in Annapolis. It is a bicameral body: the upper chamber, the Maryland State Senate, has 47 representatives and the lower chamber, the Maryland House of Delegates, has 141 representatives. Members of both houses serve four-year terms. Each house elects its own officers, judges the qualifications and election of its own members, establishes rules for the conduct of its business, and may punish or expel its own members. The General Assembly meets each year for 90 days to act on more than 2,300 bills including the state's annual budget, which it must pass before adjourning sine die.

501 to 1000 staff

Joint Legislative Audit And Review Committee Jlarc

JLARC’s nonpartisan legislative staff answer the Legislature’s questions about state government performance. We offer accurate, unbiased, and credible information to help make state government more effective, efficient, and accountable. We like to say that if it happens in state government, we review it. In the past few years, we’ve evaluated tax preferences, legalized cannabis, pesticide safety, wildfires, ferry procurement, K-12 equity, Medicaid fraud, unemployment benefits, and more. Our work is nationally recognized and has won multiple awards for impact, presentation, and research methods. For our research analysts, this means a lot of collaborative work with other smart, creative, and engaged professionals. We’re a small office with about 30 staff. Our backgrounds include demography, public policy, history, social sciences, and more. The Legislative Auditor leads the JLARC staff office. We report to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee, which has an equal number of members from the House and Senate, evenly split between the parties.

11 to 50 staff

Office Of Program Policy Analysis And Government Accountability Oppaga

As a joint office of the Florida Legislature, OPPAGA supports both the Senate and the House of Representatives by conducting objective research, program reviews, and contract management. The office works closely with legislative leadership and committee staff to provide data, evaluative research, and objective analyses on complex public policy issues. At the Legislature’s direction, the office conducts dozens of research projects each year to help improve government programs’ performance, efficiency, and outcomes. This research includes topics in four policy areas—criminal and civil justice, education, government operations, and health and human services—and can include data analysis activities such as verifying data from governmental and nongovernmental sources and merging large data sets from multiple sources. OPPAGA analysts are highly skilled policy professionals with diverse educational backgrounds and experience who typically have master’s or doctoral degrees. OPPAGA’s culture of intellectual curiosity and continuous professional growth creates an environment of high standards for generating objective, high-quality research products. Disclaimer:

51 to 200 staff

Office Of The Utah Legislative Auditor General

The Utah Constitution Article VI Section 3 states,"The Legislature shall appoint a legislative auditor to serve at its pleasure. The legislative auditor shall have authority to conduct audits of any funds, functions, and accounts in any branch, department, agency or political subdivision of this state and shall perform such other related duties as may be prescribed by the Legislature. He shall report to and be answerable only to the Legislature." Established in 1975, the mission of the Legislative Auditor General is to audit, lead, achieve. We help organizations improve. For media inquiries, please reach out directly to the audit manager or contact us at lag@le.utah.gov.

11 to 50 staff

U.S. Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry - Republican

Since its creation, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry has helped establish, guide, and examine agricultural policies here and abroad. It has had a hand in fashioning the research and teaching of the 1860’s, the price and income support controls of the 1930’s, and the international trade of the 1990’s. The committee has been active in times of prosperity and peace, as well as in times of depression and war. Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) is committed to following in the footsteps of the committee’s previous Republican leaders, carrying out the vital role of looking out for American agriculture by pursuing policy that supports our nation’s farmers, ranchers and rural communities. Follow along for updates.

11 to 50 staff

United States Congress Joint Economic Committee

The Joint Economic Committee (JEC) was created when Congress passed the Employment Act of 1946. Under this Act, Congress established two advisory panels: the President's Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) and the Joint Economic Committee. Their primary tasks are to review economic conditions and to recommend improvements in economic policy. Chairmanship of the Committee alternates between the Senate and House every Congress.

11 to 50 staff

Connecticut Senate Republicans

Office of the Connecticut General Assembly's Senate Republican Caucus. Offering a better way for Connecticut families.

11 to 50 staff

Massachusetts Senate & House

The Senate and House of Representatives for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts provides the legislative initiation, evaluation and adoption of all Massachusetts laws. Additionally, the legislature provides proposed annual budgets for both the House and Senate while working closely with the proposed budget by the Governor and the Executive branch for Massachusetts.

1001 to 5000 staff

Missouri Senate

Missouri State Senate

51 to 200 staff

Scofes & Associates Consulting

Scofes & Associates Consulting Inc. is a premier, multi-client lobbying, governmental affairs consulting and public sector procurement firm. Assisting clients in areas such as legislative relations, public sector procurement, business development, issues management, strategy development, environment and agency services, and public relations.

11 to 50 staff

The New Mexico House Of Representatives

Welcome to the official New Mexico House of Representatives page. The House of Representatives is served by the Chief Clerk’s Office, and staff in the Office of the Speaker and the Majority and Minority Leadership Offices. The Chief Clerk’s Office is responsible for, among other things, supervising the work of House employees, preparing the House Journal and providing constituent services to members of the House.

201 to 500 staff

Tulsa City Council

The Tulsa City Council is the legislative branch of the City of Tulsa.

11 to 50 staff

Alabama Legislative Services Agency

The Legislative Services Agency exists to provide non-partisan professional services support to the Alabama Legislature. The Legislative Services Agency was created by Act 2017-214 to provide legal, fiscal, and code revisions services to the Alabama Legislature. The Legislative Services Agency succeeds to and is vested with all of the functions of the Alabama Law Institute, Legislative Fiscal Office, and Legislative Reference Service.

51 to 200 staff

Maryland Senate

The Maryland Senate, sometimes referred to as the Maryland State Senate, is the upper house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland.

11 to 50 staff