Batch 2: Due 9/24

1. I interned at the Office of Senator Bob Huff, who represents the 29th District of California. This district includes parts of Orange County, Los Angeles County, and San Bernardino County. As the Senate Minority Leader of California, the senator has a Capitol Office and a District Office, as an intern at the District Office I mostly dealt with constituents and acted as a "District Representative" to the people. As a District Representative I stood in for the Senator at public events such as ribbon cuttings or fundraisers, I also worked with constituents on more personal levels with constituents in case work, where constituents would refer to the senators office with their concerns. 

2. During the internship, I found that I enjoyed attending public events as a District Representative. I enjoy being able to talk to people, and hear their concerns and talk about the situations, opposed to dealing with case work, where most communication takes place over e-mail.

3.  I found that many people really value the effort of the Senator to appear or have representatives at events. It seemed like the constituents that were passionate about their beliefs and took their role as a citizen seriously, were the ones that expressed their concerns the most and showed up to events put on by the Senators. As a district representative I valued these people and it made my job enjoyable. 

4. A typical day in the office, would usually consist of going through newspapers and online articles to see what issues were making headlines in the district, so we could be aware of what was going on. This would usually take a few hours as I would read through the San Gabriel Tribune, Los Angeles Times, The Orange County Register, and The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. After this I would see what case work I could help resolve or help refer people to help. There was a lot of calls, e-mails, and writing that came along with Case Work.

Batch 1: Due 9/3

I am Brianna Patton, but many call me Bri. I am a senior here at Arizona State University earning my degree in Public Service Public Policy with a certificate in Public Leadership and Ethics. I will be graduating in May of 2016. 

I was able to do my internship with the California Senate Minority Leader Bob Huff who represents the 29th Senate District of California.

Through this internship I hope to achieve 3 goals:

1. To gain a better understanding of case work with constituents.
2. To gain a larger professional network.
3. To learn if this type of work is something I would like to do long-term.