Become a policy advisor or politician

I first got into politics by doing an internship when I was a junior in high school with Senator Shirley K. Turner in New Jersey, she was the chair of the education committee and I was big into education policy (still am!). She and her staff taught me how to advocate for others within the government, and how systemic problems can be addressed by government.

I started out answering phones and writing down people’s complaints for the senator to read, and then I got to write policy memos suggesting fixes in the laws and systems to address their complaints.