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<p>WASHINGTON, DC &#8212; U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Moosic, announced the hiring of Matthew Slavoski, a Holy Redeemer High School graduate from Shavertown, as Press Secretary for his Washington, D.C., office.</p><p>Slavoski is a third-generation resident of Northeastern Pennsylvania. His father Michael, a pharmacist, and mother Linda, a physician, raised him in Shavertown, along with his two younger sisters, Nicole and Lauren. Since childhood, Slavoski has been active in his local parish, St. Therese&#8217;s Church, previously serving as an altar server and a sacristan.</p><p>Graduating from Holy Redeemer School in 2013, Slavoski went on to graduate summa cum laude from St. Joseph&#8217;s University in 2017 with a bachelor of arts in political science. After college, he interned for a Senate campaign before eventually working at TechNet, first as a staff assistant, and then as the Federal Policy and Communications coordinator.</p><p>Slavoski will begin his role as Cartwright&#8217;s D.C. press secretary on Tuesday, Nov. 12.</p><style>
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Rep. Cartwright hires Holy Redeemer grad as DC press secretary