Kerry Knott
WASHINGTON, DC-Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) today released the following statement in regard to the hiring of Kerry Knott as Chief of Staff.
“I am very excited to be bringing Kerry Knott onboard as our new Chief of Staff,” said Congressman Aderholt. “Kerry is extremely talented. His many years of service in both the public and private sectors give him a great wealth of information and the skills needed to oversee my office staff and achieve our legislative priorities. As a native of Guntersville, Alabama, I know Kerry will always make serving the people of the 4th Congressional District the top priority in our office, everyday.”
“Congressman Aderholt has a great heart for our nation and for the state of Alabama,” said Knott. “It shows by his character, his integrity and in his effectiveness. It’s an honor to join his team and to help him accomplish his plans for our nation and for the 4th District of Alabama.”
Knott most recently ran Knott Strategies, LLC , where he helped Ravi Zacharias International Ministries focus on DC based ministry opportunities. He helped create “At The Table”, a new event series designed to bring influential people together across industries to address important cultural and policy issues.
Robert Aderholt
His Capitol Hill experience is extensive, including serving from 1985 to 1998 as the Chief of Staff to former House Majority Leader Dick Armey where he helped craft the 1994 “Contract with America,” which helped Republicans regain control of the House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years.
Knott and his wife Michelle Morgan Knott live in Arlington, Virginia with their three children, Sydney, Charlie and Austin. He is a native of Guntersville, Alabama, graduating from Guntersville High School in 1978 and Auburn University in 1982.
Knott replaces former Chief of Staff Brian Rell. Rell recently left to start a Washington office for the Birmingham law firm of Balch and Bingham.
For more information about Aderholt’s work in Congress visit: www.aderholt.house.gov.
Media Release/Clark Carson/Office of Congressman Robert Aderholt
