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political skills and learn about the legislative process first-hand. Each Friday, the fellows take part in a seminar conducted by
Running Start which heightens their internship experience by giving them the skills and contacts they need to become political leaders. Fellows must also interview the Congresswoman they intern with. The Fellows emerge from this semester in DC with a deeper understanding of the need for more women to run for office, and confidence in their own abilities to lead, whether at their schools or on the national stage.
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college women on how to run for office. Running Start acquired sole ownership to Elect Her in 2016. Elect Her is a 1-day training to teach women how to run for student government and political office. Since 2009, over 130 campuses have held an Elect Her training, and over 9,500 students have participated. The trainings are facilitated by experts, and elected officials are invited to come speak.
163:(D), Alum of the High School Program, elected to the Fairfax County School Board at large in 2018, and because the youngest ever official and the first Muslim woman to be elected to this position, Blume Law Center Fellow at Georgetown University, former advisor on a variety of committees in the Fairfax County Public School System.
213:(D), Alum of the Summit Event and the former Next Step Program, Mar Vista Community Council Board, former Director of Policy and Strategic Engagement at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, former Deputy Director of Private Sector Engagement at The White House, Honored as one of the “40 under 40 Latinos in American politics.”
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The Young Women to Watch Awards is an annual event that honors impressive young women leaders, including
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179:(D), Alum of the Running Start Summit, elected to the United States Congress, IL-14, in 2018, and became the first woman to be elected to her district, and the youngest Black woman ever elected to Congress at age 33, former Health and Human Services Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama.
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219:(R), Alum of the former Path to Politics program, Chief of Staff for International Security Affairs, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, former Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Advisor to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki R. Haley.
143:#ILookLikeAPolitician is a social media campaign that invites all Running Start program participants and alums to join in and break the stigma surrounding women politicians. There have been over 1,000 posts on instagram using the hashtag.
157:(I), Alum of the Internship Program, elected as a Washington DC Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner in May 2014 at age 18, and became DC’s youngest elected official, former Student Association President at Howard University.
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171:(R), Alum of the Congressional Fellowship, elected as a State Representative in the Illinois General Assembly, 95th District in 2015, and became the youngest elected legislator in Illinois history.
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