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A startup founded by former congressional aide David Tennent unveiled “The Scoop” on July 20, an online platform designed to allow verified Capitol Hill staffers to submit anonymous ratings and reviews of their employers. The tool represents an attempt to centralize feedback about workplace conditions across House and Senate offices, filling a gap in institutional oversight of congressional employment practices.
Tennent created Capitol CNCT to modernize how young congressional workers identify and evaluate job opportunities in Washington, D.C. He said the platform emerged from widespread complaints about “bad bosses” and “toxic offices” plaguing the legislative branch. “I wanted to create something that gave a little bit more transparency to the process and help staffers find the best opportunities available,” Tennent told Fox News Digital.
Within days of launching, “The Scoop” began accumulating reviews that offered early insights into Capitol Hill’s workplace culture. The highest-rated House offices included those of Reps. Nick LaLota of New York, Abe Hamadeh of Arizona, Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania, Michael Rulli of Ohio, and Robert Garcia of California. Among Senate offices, the top-ranked included those of Sens. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, Todd Young of Indiana, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Eric Schmitt of Mississippi, and Kevin Cramer of North Dakota.
The five lowest-rated offices spanned both chambers: Rep. Don Davis of North Carolina, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois, Rep. Julia Brownley of California, Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, and Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado. None of these offices responded to requests for comment regarding their rankings.
The platform requires users to pass background verification confirming they actually worked for the member of Congress they are rating. Reviewers must authenticate using legitimate House or Senate email addresses, and all submissions are screened before publication. Tennent emphasized protecting the platform’s integrity: “My biggest fear was just creating like a political retribution platform, right? Where you can just go on and destroy people without any evidence or verification that you’ve been a part of that process.”
Data from early reviews reveals that Republican offices have received nearly twice as many ratings as Democratic ones. The launch arrives as Congress faces intensified scrutiny over workplace conduct, following misconduct allegations against multiple members in 2024. Reps. Eric Swalwell of California and Tony Gonzales of Texas both resigned in April after staffers accused them of sexual misconduct.
Tennent said the platform aims to serve dual purposes: providing prospective staffers with reliable information while offering constructive feedback to members and their chiefs of staff. He hopes negative ratings will prompt offices to implement changes improving morale and internal communication. “Our hope is that if a chief of staff or a member sees that their office is very poorly rated, that over time they’re gonna go, ‘Oh, this is a wake-up call for me,'” Tennent said.
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