SACHi MEDiA

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Sachi Barstein

George Mason University

fbarstei@gmu.edu

POLITICAL INTERN GAINS VITAL EXPERIENCE ON THE HILL

It’s difficult to really know what the process is to get someone to become a U.S. senator.  However, a George Mason University Communications major has been spending her summer on the hill in D.C. understanding the inner workings of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

Barstein has been using her summer time as an intern in the research department at National Republican Senatorial Committee. She was researching vital information about the republicans and democrats that are either running for reelection or who are considering a run for the U.S. Senate seat in 2014.

“It’s like a muscle, constantly updating yourself with what’s going on in the political world,” said Barstein. “If you don’t think it’s necessary to keep checking in, then you are not exercising that muscle.”

Working for the committee has caused Barstein to be most politically aware then she has ever been. Knowing what is happening in, not just the Capitol, but also in the candidate’s states with the smaller news really opened her perspective.

Working at the NRSC opened many doors for her, such as meeting several senators. She hopes to use her skills in research to future jobs down the road.

Photo Credit:            Sachi Barstein

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