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 (From Lawrence-Journal World)
Sit Jennifer Schmidt down in a room and ask her to talk about politics, and the conversation will span a range of locations and topics.
There’s her experience as a staffer in the Statehouse in Topeka. And her time as a legal counselor on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. She has funny stories and amusing anecdotes, and Schmidt, one of two new fellows at Kansas University’s Dole Institute of Politics, is hoping to round those up and use them in her study session “Women in Politics: Career Stories.”
“As a teacher and a practitioner, the question I got was, How do I get involved?” she said. “How do I do it?”
Schmidt’s study group runs from September through mid-October.
So far, Schmidt has been busy visiting classes at KU, trying to drum up interest among students. She said she’s already heard from a number of community members and politically active Kansans who want to attend.
“I’m heartened by the interest among people who have found out about this,” she said. “We’re now three or four generations beyond the people I know, and they’re calling, telling me they can’t wait to come.”
Though she’s “the Republican fellow,” Schmidt said she was working especially hard to ensure her events appeal to members of both political parties. The Dole Institute always selects one Republican and one Democrat for its fellowship program.
She hopes to provide information about all the possible jobs in politics.
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