Sean V. O’Brien is the former Eastern Washington Director for Washington Policy Center, advocating for all communities east of the Cascades. He is the former Executive Director for the Congressional Western Caucus, a coalition of 80 Members of Congress whose mission is to represent the voices of rural communities across the country in Washington, D.C. He also previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director for Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04). He studied Political Science at Gonzaga University and is current a member of the AgForestry Leadership Program’s Class 43. He is a graduate of the Gorton Leaders Program at the Slade Gorton Policy Center as well as the Association of Washington Business Institute's Leadership Washington Program. 

This is O’Brien’s second experience with WPC, having served as a Janet and Doug True Research intern with WPC a decade ago. His first foray into public policy was in the office of Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05). You can read more about Sean's work and prominent endorsements of him here.