Since the two jobs require roughly the same skill sets.
House Majority Leader Hoyer announced today that Deputy Floor Director Alejandro Perez has been promoted to replace retiring Floor Director Rob Cogorno. Replacing Perez as deputy will be Alexis Covey-Brandt, currently the deputy director of member services and floor assistant. Perez joined Hoyer’s staff in January 2003 after serving as executive director of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Covey-Brandt also joined Hoyer’s staff in January 2003 after having taught second grade.–CongressDaily