Emily Boushee Email & Phone Number

Hartford, CT

Hartford, CT

Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford, Connecticut Area

• Build and maintain strategic professional relationships with local business and community leaders, elected officials, and stakeholder groups.
• Organize and execute large and small-scale events for Senator Murphy including town hall meetings, topical forums, and roundtable discussions.
• Skilled crowd-builder and event organizer.
• Serve as lead organizer and facilitator for Senator Murphy’s Long Island Sound and Land Conservation Advisory Councils.
• Act as a surrogate for Senator Murphy throughout Connecticut while he is in Washington, DC, often speaking on his behalf.
• Proactively and independently meet with constituents, businesses, nonprofits, and others to assess how Senator Murphy’s office may assist and/or work together on shared goals.

Hartford, Connecticut Area

• Coordinate interviews, press conferences, and all media contact for 11 state representatives.
• Utilize exceptional writing skills to draft press releases, official statements, letters to the editor, email-blasts, mailers, speeches, and website updates.
• Exercise good judgment in advising representatives on media strategies, conduct.
• Plan and execute press conferences to effectively communicate a legislator’s message to the media.
• Research and have working knowledge of my legislators’ sponsored legislation, state and Democratic policies.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with members of the press, particularly the Capitol Press Corps.

Fairfield, Trumbull Connecticut- 134th Assembly District

• Recruited and managed volunteers for canvassing, voter phone calls, and letters to the editor on behalf of the candidate.
• Drafted press releases, official statements, and maintained social media presence for the candidate.
• Learned and effectively utilized CTVAN to develop campaign strategy.
• Created and managed voter contact strategy for the candidate.
• Organized and executed a Get Out the Vote effort contacting nearly 6,000 targeted voters twice the weekend before Election Day.
• Coached candidate in preparation for debate and television interview on policy stances and the issues.

Hartford, Connecticut Area

I held a press internship position with the House Democrats Communications Department. My responsibilities included copyediting, covering press events and writing summaries for the House of Representatives, updating media contacts, and generally assisting the HDO Communications Department Staff. I helped press-aides write mailers, bill summaries, and op-ed.

Hartford, Connecticut

• I interned for CT News Junkie editor, Christine Stuart. I was responsible for covering story assignments and gathering photos that were featured on ctnewsjunkie.com.
• Used strong writing skills to accurately report on news stories that influence Connecticut residents.
• Conducted interviews with professionalism.
• Worked collaboratively with the editor in conducting story research and editing articles for publication.
• Wrote articles for publication quickly and on a tight deadline for the editor.

Hartford, Connecticut Area

I interned for Where We Live and the Colin McEnroe Show. I assisted producers in gathering show content as well as researching topics for show production. I screened phone calls for live shows and gathered and edited audio from street interviews to be used in Where We Live and the Colin McEnroe Show. I provided general assistance for show production.

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science, Philosophy, Magna Cum Laude

Semester Abroad, Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: University of Nottingham Women's Basketball Team

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