Senator Brasch Calling for Legislative Page Applicants

Senator Lydia Brasch is encouraging high school graduates from Legislative District 16 to apply for a legislative page position in the Unicameral. Since 2010, Senator Lydia Brasch has had the pleasure of working with legislative pages from District 16. “The experience these pages have in working with various members of the Legislature and committees is invaluable and brings lifelong rewards in many ways,” said Senator Brasch. “In visiting with previous legislative pages from District 16, they highly recommend this experience to their peers and continue to use the valuable skills they learned at the Legislature.”

The Clerk of the Legislature’s Office is accepting legislative page applications for the 2015 Legislative Session until 5:00 p.m. on October 3, 2014. According to the Office of the Clerk of the Legislature:

Requirements: Pages must be high school graduates who are currently enrolled in a Nebraska college or trade school with a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. They must be able to work 20 hours a week during session. It is preferred that they work the same four-hour shift each day. The legislative session will begin January 7, 2015, and go through June of 2015. This is a paid position and you may also be able to receive credit hours through your college.

To Apply: Applications are available through the Clerk of the Legislature’s Office, Room 2018, State Capitol, 1445 K Street, or through your state senator’s office. A page applicant is also encouraged to contact his or her home district state senator for a letter of recommendation.

Deadline: The page application deadline for the 2015 legislative session is by 5:00 p.m. on October 3, 2014. The page selection committee will meet in October to interview and select individuals to fill those positions to start January 7, 2015

Contact: For further information, please contact the Office of the Clerk of the Legislature at 402-471-2271 or Kitty Kearns at 402-471-0617 email: kkearns@leg.ne.gov.

Senator Brasch