Legislative Assistant Resume Examples and Templates

Legislative Assistant

• Planned and organized 10 virtual town halls on Cisco highlighting delegate’s policy priorities around mental health, transportation, and health care issues that garnered 50+ attendees to each event.
• Drafted legislative one-pagers, inquiries, social media posts, and beginning/end-of-session newsletters on Delegate’s bills and impacts on the General Assembly.
• Performed administrative tasks such as answering emails and compiling research on specific subject areas needed for Delegate statements.
• Organized Delegate G Suite for all bills and legislative writing in order to provide Delegate with most updated information available to make informed decisions.

Legislative Assistant

• Cultivated relationships with state, federal and international stakeholders
• Provided high-level executive support to the Congressman, oversaw his engagements, coordinated his political strategy, and managed junior staff
• Principal legislative staffer for women’s and gender issues, Pro-Choice Caucus, human rights, science, environment, and related appropriations portfolio
• Provided policy recommendations, wrote briefings and talking points for hearings, speeches & media; monitored and analyzed legislation

Legislative Assistant

• Conducted all constituent services for multiple legislators
• Staffed the Public healt, education, utilities and waste management committees
• Scheduled meetings, coordinated events, attended community meetings, researched and tracked legislation
• Wrote talking points and organized coverage of all conference committees
• Supervised legislative interns and other staff members

LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT/CHIEF OF STAFF

• Manage scheduling and day to day affairs of the office.
• Organize and help run community meetings on various topics including water quality, health concerns and mortgage foreclosure.
• Plan and manage community events across 30+ cities.
• Coordinated meetings between the Legislator, stakeholders and counsel to assist in drafting legislation.
• Draft correspondence, including, but not limited to, official letters, press releases and regular messages to constituents.
• Assist residents with governmental and personal difficulties within the community.

Legislative Assistant

• Event management and planning at both constituency and national levels.
• Managed key political and constituent relationships through constant engagements.
• Ensured bills were proofread for identification of clerical errors.
• Liaised with the legal department in vetting of bill proposals to accelerate its acceptance at the plenary level.
• Executed tests, collected and analyzed data, identified trends and insights in order to measure governance gaps and realize the constituency's objectives.
• Prepared agenda for both parliamentary committees' meeting and non parliamentary conferences.

Legislative Assistant

• Advised the Congressman on legislative issues relating to affordable housing, immigration, and government programs for low-income citizens.
• Handled press inquiries relating to the core constituencies.
• Researched and identified federal grant programs for state and local governments, small businesses, universities and non-profit organizations.
• Prepared impact reports, testimony, press releases, Congressional Record Statements and legislative correspondence.

Legislative Assistant

• Facilitate and coordinate communication between the Representative, legislators, state officials, staff, agency personnel, stakeholders and constituents in the development and advancement of legislation.
• Manage constituent inquiries and casework
• Track advancement of bills through the legislative process.
• Represent the office at legislative and community events.

Counsel, Legislative Assistant

• Directed Member’s Committee on Financial Services portfolio–specialized in banking and housing policy.
• Created and advanced amendments considered during Committee markups.
• Drafting comment letters to financial regulators during regulatory notice and comment periods; and staffing Member’s roundtables and meetings with agency Directors.
• Developed, drafted, introduced, and advanced financial services bills.

Legislative Assistant

• Fielded phone calls and pleasantly greeted office visitors, answering questions and inquiries regarding community resources and service
• Worked with supporting staff and new interns to support effective training procedures.
• Answered constituent letters and assisted constituents on State matters. Supported multiple departments by answering telephones, attending to visitors, and composing correspondence and memoranda.
• Answered phones, greeted and directed visitors, and composed correspondence for internal departments.

State Service - Legislative Assistant

• Organized filling system for important and confidential documents
• Scheduled meetings based on priority
• Managed company calendar and scheduled appointments.
• Oversee office correspondence and itinerary
• Oversee day to day activities of team members

Legislative Assistant & Scheduling Officer

• Principal legislative staffer for affordable housing, worker uniform and equal pay.
• Provided policy recommendations, wrote briefings and talking points for hearings, speeches & media; monitored and analyzed legislation

Legislative Assistant for Equal Pay

• Managed legislative initiatives and represented Congressman as liaison to constituents and the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee
• Represented Congressman before constituents and businesses in Texas Congressional District
• Liaison with media regarding taxation legislation

Legislative Assistant

• Developed and coordinated the introduction of legislation aimed at giving children in care a stronger voice in decisions made about their care.
• Developed a policy through consultation with public and private agencies/stakeholders, wrote speeches and media releases, and coordinated a press conference.
• Researched issues/policy and met with stakeholders on a daily basis to inform the MPP, write speeches for the Legislature, and prepare briefing notes on documents obtained/stakeholder publications.

Legislative Assistant

• Tracked legislation and caucus member's positions on the Senate floor while in session.
• Researched, analyzed and drafted language for legislative initiatives and projects.
• Drafted speech and background material for the Senator.

• Attended meetings, hearings and presentations on the Senator's behalf.
• Monitored the progress of prime sponsored/cosponsored legislation and developed strategies for their passage.