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Tom McLemore: The majority clerk of the House Appropriation Committee's Defense Subcommittee has an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Washington College.

Updated: July 25, 2011 | 3:30 p.m.
July 25, 2011 | 2:35 p.m.

Washington may be crowded with political-science, public-policy, and economics degree-holders, but some staffers featured in NJ's "Hill People" chose different academic paths. In this gallery, we highlight some of the most unexpected college majors that found their way to Capitol Hill.

(RELATED: Where Hill People Go to College | The Odd Jobs of Hill Staffers | Hill Staffers Under 30 to Watch | 12 Things You Might Not Know About Key Hill Leadership Aides | 14 Powerful Women on the Hill | Hill People: Who Are They and Where Did They Come From?)

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