Setting a Political Course

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Setting a Political Course a simple guide All
politics is local -Thomas P. ONeill
Team 839 Rosie Robotics Agawam High School
(Agawam, MA)
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Town

• Work on campaigns
• Get to know the players in each camp
• Attend meetings
• Listen, Learn then Speak
• Citizen speak
• Offer up solutions not just problems

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Town and city boards

• Work on campaigns
• Learn the ins and outs of the process
• Attend meetings
• The deals are made here
• Speak at Public Hearings
• Put your smiling face on TV and on the record

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Clubs

• Join or get involved with Shriners, Lions,
  Rotary, etc
• The movers and shakers of the community
• Engineering opportunities will present themselves
• Participate (you and the team)
• Volunteer at the Shrine circus, Leos Club (Lions
  for teenagers), Eye Mobile project through EPICS
  project, MIT/Lemelson Road Iron

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Schools
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School Administration

• Know them by name-Mary, Bill, John, etc
• Parents need to know who the are
• Help when you can- setup for events, participate
  in activities
• Freshman Night, bake sales
• Invite them to events
• Most important!

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School Committee

• Work on campaigns
• Rosemary, Juzba, Young, Cavallo, Me
• Attend meetings
• Get on camera, citizen speak, workshops
• Get them to talk about you
• Wowem
• Invite them to events
• Most Important

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Parent Groups

• This is supply line for Mentors
• Welders, NEMs, machinists, writers, accountants
• PTO, PTSO, School Improvement Councils
• Join and participate- info tables
• No one wants student to succeed more than mom and
  dad

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Party Affiliations

• Town Committees
• Join, buy ads in books
• Support them, they will support you
• Convention Delegates, become a delegate
• Run with the Big Dogs
• State level

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State

• Team 842 Falcon Robotics is working on a
  directory for all state level Reps and Senators.
  Watch CD for more information

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Party Committees

• Know who is in office
• And their assistants
• Run for position
• Even if you dont win, they will remember your
  name

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State Representative

• Know your representatives name
• Work on the campaign
• Hold a sign, answer a phone
• Know the name of local staff
• Write letters
• Visit the office
• Invite them to events

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Senate Senator

• Know your senators name
• Work on the campaign
• Hold a sign, answer a phone
• Know the name of local staff
• Write letters
• Visit the office
• Invite them to events

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Executive Branch

• Work on the campaign
• Hold a sign, answer a phone
• Know the name of local staff
• Write letters
• Visit the office
• Invite them to events

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National
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Congress

• Know your Congressmans name
• Know the name of local staff
• Write letters
• Visit the office
• Invite them to events

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Senators Names

• Know your Senators names
• Know the name of local staff
• Write letters
• Visit the office
• Invite them to events

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Executive Branch

• Know the name of local staff
• Write letters
• Visit the office
• Invite them to events

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Remember

• It is not who you know
• but who you know
• that knows.