USCHS Luncheon Features Dave Hoppe, Speaker Paul Ryan's Chief of Staff

United States Capitol Historical Society

Dave Hoppe, Chief of Staff to Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), was the U.S. Capitol Historical Society’s (USCHS) honored guest at the Congressional Staff event on November 18.

Hoppe joined over 50 members of the USCHS Leadership Council and Constitution Signers for lunch in Altria’s beautiful atrium overlooking the Capitol. Hoppe shared intimate, humorous, and unique anecdotes about his many years working in the Capitol Building. His stories illuminated the special and historic qualities of the building and his great appreciation of what happened before him in those offices and corridors. Hoppe’s candid and thoughtful responses during the Q&A session brought this event to a close.

USCHS wishes to thank Altria for generously hosting and Bank of America for exclusively supporting this event.

For questions or additional information, please contact Marilyn Lee Green at (202) 543-8919 x21 or Jennifer Romberg at (202) 543-8919 x23.

The view of the Capitol Building from Altria's atrium.

Darrell Minnot, Wendy Jamison, and John Collingwood all from Bank of America.

Marilyn Green (USCHS), Jeanne de Cervens (Transamerica)

Anna Schneider (Volkswagen), Jodie Moxley (Airbus)

John Collingwood (Bank of America), Dave Hoppe

Jennifer Romberg (USCHS), Marilyn Green (USCHS), Connie Tipton (International Dairy Foods Association)

Dan Easley (ExxonMobil), Dontai Small (UPS)

USCHS President Ron Sarasin welcomes the audience to the event.

The guests are seated to hear Dave Hoppe's remarks.

Don Carlson introduces Dave Hoppe, Chief of Staff to Speaker Paul Ryan.

Dave Hoppe telling a story about his many years of working in the Capitol Building.

From left to right: Ron Sarasin (USCHS), Don Carlson (PricewaterhouseCoopers), Phil Park (Altria), Anna Schneider (Volkswagen), Jodie Moxley (Airbus), Marilyn Green (USCHS) listening to Dave Hoppe speak.

Guests laugh at one of Dave Hoppe's humorous stories.

USCHS President Ron Sarasin giving speaker Dave Hoppe a marble replica of the Capitol Dome.

Jim McGreevy (Beer Institute), Janice Mays (PricewaterhouseCoopers), Joe Heaton (Beer Institute)

Dave Hoppe speaking with Wendy Jamison (Bank of America).

Don Carlson and Doug Centilli (Office of Chairman Kevin Brady)

Dave Davis (Office of Chairman Kevin Brady), Oliver Schwab (Office of Congressman David Schweikert), Steve Livengood (USCHS)

Dave Hoppe chats with Janice Mays (PricewaterhouseCoopers), Karen McAfee (House Ways and Means Committee), and Don Carlson.

The U.S. Capitol Historical Society (USCHS) is a Congressionally chartered, non-partisan, non-profit 501(c)(3), educational organization founded in 1962 to inform the public about the rich heritage of the Capitol building and the United States Congress. We receive no government funding.

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