Jeffrey Connor serves as NRECA’s chief operating officer. With a background in public policy, communication, politics and coalition building, he brings 14 years of experience on Capitol Hill to NRECA.
In Congress, Jeffrey served as communications director and chief of staff to U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Mo., from 2003 to 2013, when he joined NRECA. Previously, he worked as communications director for U.S. Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb.
Jeffrey was also an associate staff member of the House Appropriations Committee, where he guided the work of the Subcommittee on Financial Services for Chairwoman Emerson following the 2008 U.S. financial crisis. He also helped expand the reach of several nonpartisan policy caucuses in the U.S. House of Representatives.
He is a native Nebraskan and a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis. Jeffrey resides in Northern Virginia with his wife, Emily, and their two children.