
Lynchburg, Va. (PRWEB) April 05, 2012
Liberty University alumnus Jason Wolford (eleven) has just lately taken a place on Capitol Hill as a Workers Assistant for Home Greater part Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.).
Cantor represents Virginias seventh District in the U.S Home of Representatives.
Wolford is 1 of sixteen Liberty alumni at the moment serving with Congress.
For Wolford, it is a lot more than a task it is an chance to help an individual with whom he shares many values.
Cantor represents in a whole lot of techniques issues that I am convicted about and feel strongly about, he said. That is why I get pleasure from getting on the Hill and functioning in a congressional workplace, simply because you get to help somebody like that.
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Wolfords journey to the Hill started with Libertys Washington Semester Fellowship, to which he attributes a lot of his results in landing his current place.
My daily life would have taken a diverse route experienced I not participated in the Washington Semester, Wolford explained. Not only did I get experience prior to I graduated, I got networking opportunities all in excess of the Hill. I created a great deal of contacts in a variety of workplaces.
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The Washington Semester Fellowship is managed by the Liberty University Profession Heart and seeks to get ready students for neighborhood, civic and cultural management via internship opportunities in our nations money. The programs graduates and alumni have a specific recognition and are awarded the position of Scholar and Fellow as a life time member of the Fellowship.
Wolford admitted he was not usually interested in politics. Increasing up overseas as the son of missionaries and collaborating in many missions journeys abroad, he knew he experienced a heart for missions and desired to use that in some capacity. When he arrived to Liberty, he made the decision to significant in federal government with a specialization in worldwide relations, hoping to use his diploma to serve internationally in some capability.
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More than the a long time and via the professors in the division, God really burdened my coronary heart for the nation and troubles that are taking place right now, he said.
In fall 2010, Wolford made a decision to use for the Washington Semester and in spring 2011 he interned with U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.). Wolford loved his time in the business office so a lot that he decided to go after a job in politics.
I genuinely experienced a feeling of God calling me to remain in D.C. and to preserve interning in (Crawfords) workplace and to go after positions on Capitol Hill, Wolford stated.
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Following graduating, Wolford knowledgeable the early problems numerous publish-grads deal with when trying to begin a job. As he searched for a entire-time career he ongoing to intern for Crawford while functioning at Starbucks to spend his expenses.
Even though at moments Wolford thought about supplying up on working in Congress, he stuck it out and in March he caught his large break when he was provided the Personnel Assistant position in Cantors workplace.
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Wolford has not missing his coronary heart for abroad missions and hopes to someday operate in an global relations situation. For now, he options to remain on the Hill for a number of several years and obtain a lot more knowledge working in a congressional workplace as options arise. He said he will continue being open to Gods direction.
Liberty alumnus DJ Jordan (02), Communications Director, Property Little Enterprise Committee, mentioned he is glad to see yet another alumnus be part of him on Capitol Hill.
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I believe Dr. Jerry Falwell, Sr. would have been extremely happy that Liberty is graduating scholars that are producing an impact in the nations capital, Jordan mentioned. His dream was to educate young men and women of faith to make a difference in several sectors of affect you cant get a lot much more influential than politics and authorities.
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Jordan stated that there are about 20 other alumni who are energetic in other influential areas in D.Do., which includes lobbying, authorities and media. Some of these folks are Tony Perkins (1985), Family members Study Council President Penny Nance (1988), Concerned Women of America President and CEO Shannon Bream (1993), Fox News Channel Anchor (see the April/Might 2009 Liberty Journal story right here) and Dana Ritter Brown (2000), CBN News Producer.
Present Liberty alumni operating on Capitol Hill are:
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