Back Again

By emelli6

Frankfort is a place of wonders. After interning in the long session last year I knew that it was not the end for me in my interest in politics. The long session in Spring of ’08 taught me so much about the political system in general and Kentucky’s political system in particular. Last session started out slow and ended with a bang. I was priveledged to be interning at such a critical time in our state’s history. I watched as Representative Greg Stumbo and Speaker Jody Richards battled for power and who would be the next Speaker of the House. I also watched as David Williams put down a strong hand against a cigarette tax, casinos, and Governor Breshear himself. I was even there to experience the last day of session which itself was historical as President of the Senate David Williams had the clock stopped at 11:58 so that the Legislators could get through more bills. I had heard of this happening in the past but to see it happen right before my eyes was unbelievable. So, as I said at the beginning there was no turning back, I was addicted to politics. After my internship and Spring Semester ended I then began to help campaigning for Mitch Mcconnell, Brett Buthrie and other Republicans running for office.

I knew that I wanted to intern again so when the opportunity came available I jumped on it. I wanted to get a different perspective than I had in the previous session so I decided I would intern for a Senator. I called the Senate President’s office and I ended getting an internship with Senator David Givens from my area. I know that this session will be different for me because this time I am with the majority versus last session when I was in the minority. I have already seen how important having power is and I look forward to seeing it being displayed even more.