Office of Delegate Paul Krizek, Richmond, VA
- Session Aide; January 2023 - February 2025
- Intern; January 2022 - March 2022
CONSTITUENT OUTREACH
- Regularly responded to constituent mail and fielded calls
- Wrote articles for in-district newsletter distributed to thousands of constituents, often redistributed as press releases
- Overhauled campaign website using Squarespace
- Gained familiarity with the state and federal network of services and the ability to efficiently direct members of the community towards those services
- Scheduled meetings between the delegate and constituents and conducted the meetings myself when needed
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
- Served as a speechwriter, writing hundreds of technical summaries of bills to be delivered in committee and on the House floor, as well as the annual Presidents' Day speech
- Directed a small team of interns in daily tasks involving legislative research, constituent outreach, and other daily tasks
- Regularly couriered sensitive documents to important locations within the Capitol with great discretion
- Maintained communication between external stakeholders, eg lobbyists and lawmakers, and relevant team members so that all involved parties were properly informed ahead of crucial votes
