Congressman Brendan F. Boyle was born and raised in the city of Philadelphia. The son of an immigrant, Congressman Boyle’s father was a janitor for SEPTA and his mother was a school crossing guard.
The first in his family to attend college, he attended the University of Notre Dame and later graduated from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government with a master's degree in Public Policy.
He was elected to the Pennsylvania state legislature in 2008, becoming the first Democrat to ever represent his legislative district. Two years later his brother, Kevin, was also elected to the state legislature, making them the first brothers to serve together in the state House. In 2014, Congressman Boyle pulled off a major upset win over three better funded rivals to be elected to Congress.
Now in his sixth term, Congressman Boyle is the Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee. He is also Vice Chair of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s Political Committee and a Visiting Lecturer at Princeton University.
In Washington, interns' responsibilities will vary. They will be asked to answer phones, run errands, research legislation for the Member and legislative staff, attend hearings and briefings and answer constituent letters on various issues before the House. As a result, interns learn about the legislative process and the many other functions of a congressional office.
Moderate Supervision: Intern will meet with their supervisor regularly, but will be given the opportunity to work on independent projects.
We have a standard Capitol Hill office structure, with our Chief of Staff overseeing our legislative, communications, and operations teams. We encourage all interns to engage in networking meetings with Hill staff and inform them of intern-focused networking and professional development opportunities. We schedule intern cohort programming every semester, including designated lunches to meet other interns from Pennsylvania, a scavenger hunt in the Capitol Building, and networking conversations with various members of our staff.
This Director's Internship Host will host additional undergraduate interns outside of the Director's Internship Program.
Professional, confident communication, attention to detail, and organization.
If you have any questions about this opportunity or the Director's Internship Program in General, please reach out to IOP_ICS@hks.harvard.edu