Internships

Interns in Senator Angela Alsobrooks office can enjoy unique educational and professional development opportunities. Primary duties may include:

Washington DC: Processing mail and calls from constituents, attending hearings and briefings, researching legislation and policy initiatives, composing press releases, and drafting memos for staff and the Senator. Interns are required to work a minimum of 20–24 hours a week, and intern schedules will generally range from 22–26 hours a week.

State office: Answering phone calls, supporting constituent casework, and attending community events, meetings, and briefings with staff, and drafting memos for staff and the Senator. Interns are required to work a minimum of 20–24 hours a week, and intern schedules will generally range from 22–26 hours a week.

Serving as an intern in Senator Alsobrooks office helps candidates better understand the workings of Capitol Hill and the importance of constituent services in the state.

Interns will receive a salary. This office is an equal opportunity employer, committed to developing an organization that is reflective of and attentive to the needs of the diverse community and state we serve.

Internships 

To apply for a summer internship, you must be a rising college sophomore or older and available to work for the duration of one of the two scheduled summer sessions. Interns are required to work a minimum of 20–24 hours a week, and intern schedules will generally range from 22–26 hours a week.

There are 2 summer sessions:

Session 1: May 19 – June 27

Session 2: July 7 – August 15

To be considered, please submit the application, three signed letters of recommendation, a transcript from your previous semester, and a one page writing sample describing the reason for wanting an internship with Senator Alsobrooks. Please send the completed application packet to Internships@alsobrooks.senate.gov no later than April 7, 2025 indicating which session you would prefer.

There is a great demand for internships on Capitol Hill so the process is very competitive. Our internship program seeks Marylanders from diverse backgrounds who represent the totality of the state and who may not have had previous opportunities to obtain Congressional internship experience.

It is important that all information you provide on this application is complete and accurate. Your failure to give complete, accurate answers could be grounds for not selecting you or terminating your internship after you begin.

GENERAL INFORMATION

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If selected for an unpaid internship, I could truthfully certify that I am in the United States legally.(Required)
If selected for a paid internship, I could truthfully certify one of the following: (1) I am a United States citizen; or (2) I am lawfully admitted for permanent residence and am seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3)(B); or (3) I am (i) admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157 or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1158 and (ii) I have filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; or (4) I owe allegiance to the United States under the law. (Note: To meet the “owe allegiance” requirement, an individual must be (1) a non-citizen U.S. national born in or having ties to American Samoa or Swains Island (as outlined in 8 U.S.C. § 1408), or (2) a non-citizen U.S. national pursuant to section 302 of Public Law 94-241 (relating to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands)).(Required)
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EDUCATION AND TRAINING

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STATEMENT OF EQUAL EMPLOYMENT POLICY

The Office of Senator Angela Alsobrooks is an equal employment opportunity employer in accordance with the requirements of Senate rules and regulations and applicable federal laws.

PARTICIPATION IN E-VERIFY PROGRAM

The law requires this office to comply with the E-Verify Program established by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA). If you are selected by our Office for a paid internship or will receive other remuneration from our Office, the Office will verify with the DHS and the SSA that you are eligible for employment in the United States.

CERTIFICATION, RELEASE AND SIGNATURE

I certify that all of the information I have supplied on this application is true, correct, complete, and made in good faith. I understand that a false or fraudulent answer to any question or item on any part of this application, or the withholding or omission of any information requested on this application, may be grounds for not selecting me for an internship, or for terminating my internship after I begin, and may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (U.S. Code, Title 18 Sec. 1001).

I understand that any information I give may be investigated and that the Office of Senator Angela Alsobrooks reserves the right to conduct a background check, which may include a reference check, searches conducted on the Internet, and/or a criminal background check. I consent to such a background check and to the release of information about my ability and fitness for an internship with the Office of Senator Angela Alsobrooks by employers, schools, law enforcement agencies, and other individuals and organizations to investigators, personnel specialists, and other authorized employees or representatives of the Office of Senator Angela Alsobrooks. I understand that for financial or lending institutions, medical institutions, hospitals, healthcare professionals, and some other sources of information, a separate specific release may be needed, and I may be contacted for such a release at a later date.

If selected as an intern and in consideration of my internship, I agree to conform to the applicable rules and regulations of the United States Senate and the Office of Senator Angela Alsobrooks. My internship may be terminated with or without cause and with or without notice, at any time, at the option of either the Office or me. I understand that no representative of the Office of Senator Angela Alsobrooks, except , has any authority to make any agreement contrary to the foregoing. Any such agreement between and me must be in writing.

I understand that interns of the Office of Senator Angela Alsobrooks are at-will. Nothing in this application alters an intern’s at-will status.

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