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Internships

WASHINGTON, DC

In the Washington, DC office, internships run throughout the fall, spring and summer semesters. DC interns are paid $17 an hour for their work and the hours can be flexible to accommodate students' schedules but generally run 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Responsibilities include communicating with constituents, generating engaging content for the Member's official social pages (including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram), designing graphics, conducting legislative research, preparing policy memos for both the Member and legislative staff, drafting constituent letters, and potentially guiding U.S. Capitol tours. Additional responsibilities – such as creating short video clips or pitching legislative initiatives – are considered based on collaborative goal-setting conversations between interns and their supervisors at the beginning of the internship.

This is a unique opportunity to gain both legislative and communications experience in a supportive, collaborative, and enriching environment. Ideal applicants will be skilled communicators who are kind, curious, and enthusiastic. In addition, experience with conducting research, as well as a background in iMovie, the Adobe creative suite, and TweetDeck, will also be evaluated.

The Office of Rep. Ro Khanna is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, or socio-economic status. All are welcome and encouraged to apply. Due to the high volume of applicants, a response is not guaranteed.

Those applying for a summer internship should send a resume, cover letter, a short writing sample (no more than 2-pages), 2 sample tweets on a current event, a sample graphic (optional) and availability to ca17operations@mail.house.gov no later than Friday, March 22th.

DISTRICT OFFICE (Santa Clara, CA)

District Office (DO) interns play a critical role in helping constituents with federal issues, briefing staff on substantive issues and helping put on monthly town hall meetings. Interns learn how to work effectively in a professional office environment in general, and a Congressional office in particular. DO interns are compensated for their work at $17 per hour with a standard 12 hours per week (spread over 3-4 days). Because our constituents depend on the work of interns, commitment to serve the entire semester/quarter term is required. Because of the limited number of internship openings in the DO, we are only accepting applications from college students or recent college graduates.

To apply for a District Office internship, submit the form below and also email your resume, a short writing sample if available (no more than 4 pages), your dates/times of availability and reference contact information directly to the following: Khanna.Districtintern@mail.house.gov. The reference should be from a former manager or coworker in a job or volunteer project, rather than a teacher from a class. A more detailed job description will be provided in response to your email.

Applicants with ties to the 17th Congressional District will take priority over those from other districts/states. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, or socio-economic status; all are welcome and encouraged to apply.

Our District Office is now accepting applications for Summer Quarter/Semester interns (starting in May/June 2024). Applications should be received no later than Wednesday, April 10, 2024.