Background
Hughes, Bill was born on April 15, 1959 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States.
Hughes, Bill was born on April 15, 1959 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States.
Bachelor of Science, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 1981. Master of Arts, Lyndon B. Johnson School Public Affairs, University Texas, 1983.
Budget examiner, transportation branch Office Management & Budget, Executive Office of the President, 1983—1985. Senior analyst United States Senate Budget Committee, 1985—1990. Professional staff member United States Senate Subcommittee on Aviation, 1993—1994.
Republican staff director United States Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee, 2009. Republican professional staff member United States House Committee Public Works & Transportation, 1995—1999. Professional staff member budget & economic development United States House Public Works & Transportation Committee, 1999—2001.
Special assistant for policy, then policy director, Office of Speaker United States House of Representatives, 2001—2007. Staff director United States Senate Republican Policy Committee, 2007—2008. Chief of staff to Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison United States Senate, since 2010.