Raskin for Congress Spring Internship Program

Raskin for Congress Spring Internship Program
Spring Campaign Blitz on a Grassroots Congressional Campaign

Jamie Raskin’s campaign for Congress in Maryland’s 8^th District is now accepting applications for a Spring internship program for both Grassroots Organizing and Finance oriented positions. Applications are open to highly qualified and motivated college and high school students. The internship will take place during the final weeks leading up to the primary election on April 26th, 2016. Interns during this period can expect to experience and be involved in the high energy and excitement generated during the most intense days of a campaign.

Applicants are required to fill out the form below and submit (with resume attached) via email to intern@jamieraskin.com to be considered.

Grassroots Organizing: Grassroots organizing interns will experience all aspects of a modern field program, including: voter contact, volunteer outreach, cutting and managing turf, organizing phonebanks, and political strategy.

Finance: Finance interns will be able to build lasting skills in fundraising by working closely with the finance team on research, event planning, database management, and fundraising strategy.

In order to qualify for participation, applicants must be able to commit to a minimum of 15 hours a week in the program. All interns will experience the major departments of a campaign: Fundraising, Political Outreach, Voter Contact, Communications, Policy, and Research. Participants will also get time to meet with Jamie and discuss policy issues with Jamie, his close advisors, and elected officials at length. This is an unpaid internship, but participants may qualify to earn college or high school credit. Applications will be approved on a rolling basis, with three available start dates: January 11th, January 23rd, and February 1st. The program will end after the Primary Election on April 26th.

APPLICATION FOR RASKIN SPRING INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
(Please answer the questions below, save this file as your name “FIRST LAST”,
attach your resume, and send via email to intern@jamieraskin.com)

NAME:
PHONE:
EMAIL:
ADDRESS:
HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE:
DESIRED/CURRENT MAJOR:
YEAR OF GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE:
PRIOR POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:
START DATE (Choose between January 11th, January 23rd, and February 1st):

PREFERRED DEPARTMENT (Choose between Finance and Grassroots Organizing):
SHIFTS AVAILABLE (Choose between M/Tu/W/Thu/Fri 12pm-4pm or 4-8pm, Sat/Sun 11am-3pm or 3pm-7pm):

HOURS PER WEEK AVAILABLE FOR INTERNSHIP (minimum of 15 required):

Please answer the following questions in 300 words or less (less is fine).

1.            What are your core political beliefs?

2.            Have you been following the campaign? Why do you want to work on Jamie Raskin’s campaign for Congress?

3.            What is the most important issue you want to see discussed in national politics?

What kind of skills, passions, and personal traits do you feel that you ca