Taylor seeks veteran aide for Peebles office serving Adams County

A local hire in Congressman Dave Taylor’s Peebles office could become the first stop for Adams County veterans and families trying to cut through federal paperwork, agency delays or benefit problems. Taylor’s office said it was seeking a veteran or Gold Star Family member for an opening in either the Peebles or Cincinnati district office through the House of Representatives’ Green and Gold Congressional Aide Program.

For Adams County residents, the value of the position is practical. The Green and Gold program is built around constituent service, and the House says many aides work in district offices as caseworkers or field representatives. In that role, the aide would help military and veteran constituents with casework and serve as a liaison to federal, state and local agencies. In Peebles, that means help could be available close to home rather than routed entirely through Washington.

The program offers two-year paid jobs for veterans, Gold Star Family members and active-duty spouses in the U.S. House of Representatives. Under the House code provision, it is a two-year fellowship in the office of a member of the House or a House officer. The USAJOBS posting says aides can be assigned to members, committees or House officers and may serve in Washington, D.C., or in district offices nationwide.

Taylor’s Peebles office is at 170 North Main Street in Peebles, with a published phone number of (513) 605-1380. His Cincinnati office is at 4350 Aicholtz Road, Suite 110, Cincinnati, and his Chillicothe office is listed by appointment only at 475 Western Ave B in Chillicothe. For Adams County, the Peebles location is the one that matters most because it anchors district service in the western part of Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District.

Eligibility is narrow. Veterans must have been honorably discharged, generally within the last six years, and must meet the program’s pay-grade limits. Certain recent promotions are allowed if the rest of the requirements are met. Gold Star Family applicants must be close relatives of a service member who died in the line of duty or from a service-connected disability within four years of separation.

Taylor said he wanted to ensure Buckeye veterans had access to the support they earned and described the job as a meaningful way for veterans to keep serving their communities after military service. That pitch fits a district that includes Adams County and other southern Ohio counties with large veteran populations. The Green and Gold program itself was created in the FY2022 legislative branch appropriations act by combining earlier veterans and Gold Star Family initiatives, including a fellowship program that later expanded to include parents.