Rep. Frye: Intern with the Indiana House of Representatives

Each year, the Indiana House of Representatives offers opportunities to participate in the legislative process at the Statehouse while gaining hands-on experience through paid internships. Applications for internships with the Indiana House Republicans during the 2017 legislative session are now being accepted.

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 $700, can earn college credits 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 paired with a full-time legislative assistant 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 be paired with a full-time press secretary as they assist with 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: Interns will help provide technical support to the caucus for laptops and tablets and assist with the livestreaming of official house business online.
• 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 2017 session, which runs from January through April. 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.

The application deadline is Oct. 31. To learn more about these internships and to apply, visit www.indianahouserepublicans.com/internship. If you have any questions, please reach out to my office at 317-234-3827 or h67@iga.in.gov.

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Rep. Frye (R-Greensburg) represents Ohio, Ripley and Switzerland counties, as well as portions of Decatur, Jennings, Jefferson and Dearborn counties.

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