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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Pete Visclosky today announced the selection of Munster High School junior Jelena Grozdanich to be a House of Representatives page this summer.
“I am happy to announce Jelena Grozdanich’s selection to represent Northwest Indiana in the House page program this summer,” said Visclosky. “The page program will be a fun, educational experience for Jelena, who will play an integral role in the daily operations of the House of Representatives. I am confident she can meet the challenges of the program and will make Northwest Indiana proud.”
House pages serve primarily as messengers, carrying important documents between Congressional offices, committees, and the House chamber. They also prepare the chamber for each day’s business, assist in the operations of each party’s cloakroom, tend to the House chamber while Congress is in session, and raise and lower the flag on the roof of the House side of the Capitol.
“I’m extremely grateful for the opportunity to work as a Congressional page,” said Jelena Grozdanich. “It’ll be a great experience to see all the Congressmen at work and to get an inside look at our government. I think it will be especially exciting to see how it works during this big election season.”
There are 72 House page positions, with two-thirds for the majority party and one-third for the minority party. Members of Congress sponsor pages on a rotating basis. In Northwest Indiana, the First Congressional District Page Board, which is comprised of members of the community, reviews applications and recommends a nominee to Congressman Visclosky. In addition to meeting lofty academic standards, pages must be at least 16 years old, and have completed their sophomore year in high school, but not begun their senior year. Pages are paid for their service and live in the supervised House Page Residence Hall near the Capitol, but must cover the costs of their transportation to and from Washington and their page uniforms. Ten Members of the 110th Congress are former pages.
“I congratulate Jelena on her selection to the House page program and look forward to seeing her in Congress,” said Visclosky. |
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