
Meet Sydney
Sydney Gruters, a working mother of three and wife of RNC chairman Joe Gruters, recently served as Vice President of Advancement and Executive Director of the New College Foundation. She previously worked for Congressman Greg Steube as District Director following his election in 2018. A native Floridian, she was appointed by President Donald Trump in 2017 as State Director for Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development. She also spent more than a decade working in Washington, D.C., and Manatee County for Congressman Vern Buchanan.
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives write and vote on federal laws, including the federal budget. Each represents one district and serves a two-year term. Tax bills must start in the House, only the House can impeach federal officials, and members oversee federal agencies through their committees.