News From…
Congressman Dennis Cardoza
18th Congressional District of California
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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 10, 2007 |
CONTACT: Jamie McInerney (202) 225-6131 |
| WASHINGTON – Congressman Dennis Cardoza is calling for applicants to be nominated for a position as a House of Representatives Page for the Fall Semester (September 2, 2007 – January 25, 2008). Applications are due by July 18, 2007 to Mr. Cardoza’s Washington, DC office. Please fax materials to 202-225-0819 or email to marilyn.shapley@mail.house.gov. Hard copies can also be dropped off at Mr. Cardoza’s district offices in Stockton, Modesto, or Merced.
Pages are young people who are hired to serve as helpers for the U.S. House of Representatives. They are students in their junior year of high school who come to Washington D.C. to live, work, and study as Pages. This program, which includes the House Page Residence Hall, the House Page School, is administered by the Office of the Clerk, pursuant to direction from the Majority and Minority leadership and the U.S. House of Representatives Page Board. The practice of having Pages dates back over 200 years.
While there are over 400 Members of Congress wishing to recommend a young person for a Page position, there are only about 66 Page positions available. This narrows opportunity considerably. All students must be sponsored by a Member of Congress to become a Page. Thus, the first step is to ask a Member of Congress for sponsorship. That Member will then have to contact the proper hiring authority to start the application process. Not every Member can sponsor a Page every time because of limited space in the program.
Page eligibility is limited to juniors in high school only. All applicants must be at least sixteen-years old on the date they begin their Page term. No exceptions. Members use their discretion when nominating a student to serve as a Page.
Students must have at least a 3.0 GPA to be eligible for the House Page School and all School Year Pages must attend the Page School. Candidates must submit a home school verification of the GPA, based on the four major courses, no electives. Limitations may arise due to the House Page School curriculum.
More information and applications for the Page program can be found on Rep. Cardoza’s website: http://www.house.gov/cardoza/pages.shtml. If you have further questions please contact Marilyn Shapley in Cardoza’s Washington, DC office at marilyn.shapley@mail.house.gov.
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