Chris cleaning those emails
The General Assembly
The Mall
Today was my first day working with Rep. Martin at the NC house of representatives. My day began in his office with is Legislative Assistant Chris. There was no session today so Rep. Martin was not here. While Chris cleaned his email we talked about his job as an L.A., his experience at an HBCU, his experience here as one of few HBCU graduates, and staying neutral on social media. We also talked about how this job is like seeing the books come alive. Seeing bills created and lobbyist in action. Then his intern Lee arrived so they decided to take me on a tour of the legislative campus. We walked by all of the senate and house offices. We saw my districts Rep, Joe Johnson, the deputy whips, and the party leaders, and the lt. governors office. We talked about the lack of Republican members in mask, we decided it’s a political move to prove party loyalty. We went inside the General Assembly and talked about the seniority in seating assignments. But then this lady from the speakers office and told us we weren’t allowed to be there without a member (oops!). We then walked on the mall and saw the department of education, and the department of motor vehicles. We talked about Jeff Jacksons campaign for senator, Chris and Lee are not confident in his nomination. Then we returned to Rep. Martins office where I listened in on Chris’s phone call with Mr. Assad. Mr. Assad very angry with the way he is being treated as a veteran (Rep. Martin is the chairman of the Veteran Affairs Committee). He is having trouble registering for help as a disabled persons. He is frustrated with the way his case is being handled. Chris is trying to help him by talking to his representative. They said they would call Mr. Assad but they never did. Then we went to Rep. Johns office where I met with him and discussed charter schools and the upcoming redistricting and possible gerrymandering. When we returned to Rep. Martins office, Lee was helping a woman with her stimulus checks. Then I sat in on a call Lee had with a lady advocating for medical marijuana. Then the day was done!