Political Internship

Democratic Governors Association (DGA)

Political intern at Democratic Governors Association assisting with campaign strategy and policy research. Engaging in various tasks in a hybrid work environment.

Posted 7/8/2026internshipWashington, DC • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesEntry Level💰 $4,000 per termWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Assist the Political Assistant along with other members of the Political team with day-to-day tasks which can include spreadsheet management, writing memos, and creating presentations.
Assist with pulling media statistics and data, creating traffic reports, sending out new ads as they are released, building finance reports, and tracking candidates and other race information.
Assist in organizing deployment of DGA staff as the election approaches.
Assist with resume outreach and maintaining Google Drive folders for campaigns.
Attending briefings or information sessions about related work in the democratic field and writing memos for the Political team.
Help with other special projects, assignments, and tasks as assigned by DGA Communications, Research, Finance, Digital, and Administrative staff.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Excellent punctuality and attendance;
Good, professional verbal and written communication skills;
Good and consistent attention to detail;
Ability to cooperate and effectively communicate with a diverse staff and other interns;
Ability to ask appropriate questions to gather information to complete a task on time and up to expectations;
Proficiency with Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.;
Proficiency with other web tools such as Google Docs;
Strong commitment to the principles of the Democratic Party;
Strong interest in current events and national/state/local campaigns and politics;
For Fall terms, remote and/or hybrid availability for a minimum of **18** hours per week is preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Program stipend of $4,000
Course credit for the internship
Hybrid work protocol

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Soft Skills

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