Bob Siggins

Mr. Siggins has served as Congressman Pomeroy’s chief of staff since April 2002. Overseeing all facets of the Congressional operation in Washington, D.C., and North Dakota, Siggins also had primary responsibility for campaign fundraising in a highly competitive Congressional district. Siggins has made several accomplishments over the years he has served as Congressman Pomeroy’s chief of staff, including spearheading outreach and legislative strategy on health care reform to make Congressman a leader in delivery system reform and cost containment efforts; authoring Accountable Care Organization (ACO) provisions in the House bill; managing office effort in serving as Whip in successful passage of the 2008 farm bill; developing and implementing successful strategies and processes for identifying office priority issues, as well as insuring office resources and staffing matched those priorities; and leading the campaign through four successful re-election efforts in one of the most competitive districts in the country, including the Congressman’s three highest re-election percentages. Prior to obtaining his current position as chief of staff, Siggins was a partner in a prominent Democratic campaign consulting firm specializing in campaign fund raising and general strategy. Some of his most notable clients included Members of the Democratic leadership team and several committee chairs, such as Congressman Joseph Crowley, Congressman Xavier Becerra and Congressman John Dingell. As partner, Siggins led client development and management efforts, as well as managing a staff ranging in size from five to 10 people. Siggins served four years in the United States Navy (1985-1989) as a Surface Warfare Officer on the USS Barnstable County stationed in Little Creek, Virginia. Over his service, Siggins served as a communications officer, managing a division of 20 and all equipment through a successful UNITAS deployment. He later took over as Deck Department head—a position normally occupied by a more senior officer—on short notice and successfully led a department of nearly 100 men through a successful Mediterranean deployment. He was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal for superior performance.