Bacon: Intern with the Indiana House of Representatives

Each year, the Indiana House of Representatives offers opportunities to participate in state government and gain hands-on experience through paid internships. College students and recent graduates wanting to be involved in a fast-paced, high-energy environment should apply now to intern with the Indiana House Republicans during the 2018 legislative session.

These paid internship positions provide college sophomores, juniors and seniors, recent graduates, and graduate and law school students opportunities to immerse themselves in Indiana’s legislative process by working directly with state representatives. Interns receive a bi-weekly compensation of $750, can earn college credit and apply for a $3,000 scholarship.

Indiana House Republican interns are paired with full-time staffers and work with a group of legislators. There are five departments looking for interns:

• Legislative: Interns will be teamed with full-time legislative assistants as they work directly with an assigned group of state representatives. Some of the responsibilities include: tracking legislation, working with constituents and researching legislative questions or problems.
• Communications: Interns will assist full-time press secretaries as they handle media relations for an assigned group of state representatives. Some of the responsibilities include: writing press releases, producing audio and video, managing social media, arranging interviews with reporters, photographing events and covering press conferences.
• Technology: Intern will assist with the livestreaming of official House business online, collecting legislative survey data and providing website support.
• Fiscal Policy: Intern will work with the fiscal staff on issues that directly relate to the state’s finances and biennial budget.
• Policy: Intern will work alongside the policy staff in tracking and analyzing legislation.

No previous political or government experience is required for these internships. This is a full-time commitment, five days a week at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. The duration of the program is the length of the 2018 session, which runs from January through mid-March. I encourage those who want to gain professional experience, strengthen resumes, as well as learn more about state government, politics and the legislative process, to apply.

Last session, we had two Evansville natives and two students from the University of Southern Indiana intern with the House of Representatives. In today’s competitive job market, an internship can make job applicants stand out amongst their peers. Hopefully more students from our community will be able to benefit from this opportunity.

To apply and for more information visit, www.indianahouserepublicans.com/internship. The application deadline is Oct. 31. If you have any questions, please reach out to my office at 317-232-9833 or h75@iga.in.gov.

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State Rep. Ron Bacon (R-Chandler) represents House District 75,
which includes portions of Warrick, Pike and Spencer counties.

A high-resolution photo of Bacon can be downloaded by clicking here