Stephen Rubright

Next Generation National Security Fellow, 2009-2010

Military Legislative Assistant and Foreign Policy Advisor, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)

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Stephen Rubright is the Military Legislative Assistant and Foreign Policy Advisor for Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Defense and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs.  Previously, he served in the House of Representatives as Military Legislative Assistant for Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee and Ranking Member of the Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee. 
 
Stephen is a combat veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom where he served with the U.S. Army’s XVIII Airborne Corps from 2005-2006. He served as the lead Strategic Communications and Information Operations planning officer in support of the Iraqi national election and constitutional referendum. He also served on active duty with the First Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, TX.  He continues his military service as an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve (Office of the Chief, Army Reserve) and holds the rank of Major.
 
He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy (West Point) and Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government.