U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Labor, Education, and Pensions
Subcommittee on Health - Senator Edward Kennedy

Contact: Christopher Lewis, Intern Coordinator
Phone: (202) 224-7675
Email: Christopher_Lewis@Labor.senate.gov
Address: 527 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Application: Early February, Decision made by mid-April
Materials: Resume, short writing sample

Below are the contacts for California’s current U.S. Senators, as well as Sen. Leiberman. Suggest that you contact the internship coordinator and let them know you are a master’s level student in public health. Find out if that Senator is working on specific health care legislation that you are interested in. They might refer you to other members of Congress. Note that the previous contact for Sen. Kennedy was for his committee staff. These are contacts for personal staff. Compensation is usually not available.

Senator Barbara Boxer – Brian M. Ohleyer Internship Program

Contact: Almina Khorakiwala
Phone: (202) 224-3553
Email: internship_request@boxer.senate.gov

Website: www.boxer.senate.gov/senate/intern_form.cfm

Senator Dianne Feinstein

Contact: Ask for intern coordinator or health legislative assistant coordinator
Phone: (202) 224-3841
Website: www.feinstein.senate.gov/interns.html

Web-based application process, graduate students not encouraged to apply. I would contact her office and tell them you are from UCLA SPH and if they have any suggestions for working on specific health legislation in Congress.

Senator Joseph Leiberman

Contact: Abe Elmazahi
Phone: (202) 224-9372
Email: abe_elmazahi@leiberman.senate.gov
Address: 706 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Website: www.lieberman.senate.gov/internships/index.html

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