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Fairfax, VA, US

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

- Research and analyze public sentiment on various domestic health care and energy policies, including pharmacy benefit managers, drug pricing legislation, the Section 340B program and nuclear energy.- Utilize several social listening tools to analyze sentiment across all social media platforms, including X Pro (formerly TweetDeck), Talkwalker and BuzzSumo.

- Researched, verified, and gathered more than 105,000 data attributes for over 3,000 political candidates and officeholders.- Updated social media contact points for political candidates in local, state, and national elections.- Created profiles, biographies for new candidates; included campaign website, policy platform, and contact information.

District Of Columbia, United States

District Of Columbia, United States

- Assisted in drafting and editing op-eds and social media content for ACC’s President and Executive Vice President.- Composed talking points and messaging to pitch to media outlets, pitched outlet editors for public appearances and held live forums (‘Spaces’) on Twitter for executive leadership.- Edited and finalized official Congressional presentation.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

- Drafted and edited policy op-eds to be published in various media outlets. - Appeared on Moving Forward with Young Voices to discuss published op-eds on air.- Bylines include Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, Federalist, American Spectator, Slate, Counterpunch, Free The People, Inside Sources and more.

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

- Researched, verified, and gathered data attributes for 100+ political candidates and officeholders.- Updated social media contact points for political candidates in local, state, and national elections.- Created profiles, biographies for new candidates; included campaign website, policy platform, and contact information.

San Antonio, Texas, United States

- Continued working in all positions listed below.

San Antonio, Texas, United States

- Accrued 300+ hours over 3 months.- Worked as a Cashier, Bagger, Stocker, and Retail Associate.

San Antonio, Texas Area

- Handle 150+ media clippings (editorials/op-eds) per week for the Texas Regional Director.- Research legislation and statistics about various policies concerning the 2020 Campaign.- Block-walk to approximately 15 houses biweekly, particularly in suburban communities.- Text-message/call 500+ registered voters per week.

San Antonio, Texas Area

• Congressional Intern for Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21)
• Assisted the office with handling of media clips, answering phone calls from constituents, constituency casework, district-based projects, and research on federal legislature
• Served as a point of contact with and facilitated collaboration between the district office and the Texas State Government
• Collaborated with the Outreach Director in processing various administrative tasks, i.e our flag program
• Proficient in Intranet Quorum; used daily to create/process constituent casework
• Also proficient in Microsoft Excel/Microsoft Word; created tables, charts, graphs, and various spreadsheets

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Assisted office with constituent responses and communications, writing approximately twenty to forty letters per week and helping to achieve an average turnaround time of two days over a 3-month span and for over 5,000.
• Worked directly with the House of Representatives Committee on Rules and Committee on Science, Space, and Technology since Congressman Lamar Smith was the Chairman of the committee.
• Researched potential policy initiatives and drafted policy briefings for the Washington D.C office staff.
• Frequently gave Capitol Tours to constituents of Texas' 21st Congressional District.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Government & International Politics, Sophomore

Activities and Societies: Theta Chi Fraternity

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