Meet the Interns & Host Organizations for 2018!

•  The 33 students in this year’s cohort represent 10 different higher education institutions. Click here to learn more about our student participants!
• More than half of the 33 host organizations are returning participants, with nine new organizations. Click here to see our host organizations!

About Capitol Pathways:

With the long-term goal of making our government truly representative of our communities, the program opens access to the Minnesota capitol to the next generation of leaders of color. Through this program, interns will build relationships with established capitol leaders, gain exposure to various kinds of careers in policy, get real-world experience in career fields they would like to learn more about and build a strong professional resume in the process. This is a spring internship and will run from February-May 2018.

In order to apply, students must be:

• A Minnesota college student of color or  Indigenous student who has completed at least ONE year (or have the equivalent number of credits) of their undergraduate studies.
• Attending a two and or four-year higher education institution in Minnesota.

Internship details for the 2018 Legislative Session:

In the program, students will:

• Be matched with an internship host site working at the legislature for the 2018 legislative session.
• Attend a mandatory orientation and legislative training sessions in January 2018.
• Work at their internship site at least 10 hours per week during the spring semester.
• Attend regular cohort meetings with their colleagues in the program for networking and skill-building sessions (every 3rd Friday afternoon of the month for 4 hours). Topics may include subjects such as policy analysis, written communications, public speaking, networking, career profiles, and others.
• Be paid a minimum of $12 an hour. Hosts can budget approximately $2,200 for one intern and agree to pay the interns directly during the course of the 2018 legislative session (February – May).

For more information, contact Capitol Pathways Program Manager, Kalia Xiong at kxiong@citizensleague.org or 651-289-1075.

Be a part of opening doors, expanding networks of power, and creating a truly representative democracy!

This program is made possible in part by major donors:

Bush Foundation

McKnight Foundation 

Otto Bremer Trust

Roy G. and Naomi Harmon Johnston Family Family Foundation

The Martha Struthers Farley and Donald C. Farley, Jr. Family Foundation

Sarah Farley and Betty Tisel

The Saint Paul Foundation