Legislative Interns

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 30, 2007

Dr. Thomas Simpson
(417) 625-3112

JOPLIN, MO (SNS) - Legislative Interns from Missouri Southern State University will put pen to paper to execute their service contracts at 3 p.m., Friday, Nov. 2 in Room 223 of Webster Hall on the MSSU campus.

The media is invited to attend.

The area legislators for whom the interns will be working have been invited to meet the students that will be assigned to their office for the Spring 2008 semester.

Interns are a key part of the legislative session, as offices are understaffed and there is much to be done in five months.

Interns are given a wide variety of tasks, depending on the needs of the office. Legislative interns may be involved in the following activities:

* Helping constituents via phone, email, or postage mail;
* Accompanying legislators to hearings or to the House or Senate floor;
* Attending committee hearings without legislators to take notes and report back
to legislators
* Tracking bills while the House or Senate is in session;
* Researching legislative ideas;
* Leading tours of the Capitol;
* Organizing binders of bills, votes, and s other duties.

For more information about legislative interns from MSSU, call Dr. Thomas Simpson at (417) 625-3112

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Students Executing Intern Service Contracts, Friday, Nov. 2, 2007, MSSU

Megan Allen
Webb City, Mo.
Senior Political Science Major
Rep. Ed Emery

 

Rachel Downing
Grove, Okla.
Sophomore Bio Chemistry/Pre-Dental Major
Rep. Bryan Stevenson

 

Alesha I. Gilleland
Joplin, Mo.
Sophomore
Political Science major
Rep. Ron Richard

 

Jeff Harman
Stockton, Mo.
Junior
CIS major
Rep. Steve Hunter

 

Jill Klinginsmith
Carthage, Mo.
Junior
Political Science major
Sen. John Loudon

 

Ian Liss
Neosho, Mo.
Freshman
Political Science major
Sen. Gary Nodler

 

William Lynch
Joplin, Mo.
Sophomore
Political Science major
Sen. Jack Goodman

 

Jason Morse
Joplin, Mo.
Junior
Finance/Economics major
Rep. Barney Joe Fisher

 

Russell Rice
Carthage, Mo.
Junior
International Business/Spanish
Rep. Kevin Wilson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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