Laura Dove

Laura Dove (born 1969) is an American academic administrator serving as the senior director of administration at the Harvard Institute of Politics since 2023. She was previously a political staffer at the United States Senate from the 1986 to 2020.

Career Dove and her identical twin sister were born in 1969. Their father, Robert Dove, was a United States Senate employee who later served as the parliamentarian.

In 1986, Dove became a page to Bob Dole. She spent more than twenty years working for the United States Senate, in various roles in Republican leadership offices and ultimately as secretary for the majority under leader Mitch McConnell. Dove retired from the Senate in 2020 and served as federal government relations director for Ford Motor Company before transitioning to her current academic focus. In July 2023, Dove was nominated by U.S. president Joe Biden to serve as a trustee of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation.

Personal life As of 2023, Dove lives with her family in Alexandria, Virginia.