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Originally Posted by dy156
Which three years you were there?
I was a House Page in 93-94, and could share some amusing anecdotes too.
What are you doing now, and did your time working on the Hill help your career, or was it just fun while it lasted?
I'd ask you questions about Sen. staffers' opinions on certain Senators, but that might put you in an awkward situation.
Did your Senator have one of the "secret" private offices in the capitol building, and if so, did you know where it was and did they ever use it? I always wondered about those things. Being a page, I could find just about any room on the hill, except, of course, for those unmarked offices.
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Ok, I'll just take these in order.
I was there from 1998-2001 (left just about a month before 9/11 and was there right at 3 yrs.)
Now, I'm involved w/ local politics and am working on getting picked up by another official office here in the State. It definitely did help me in that I have a pretty large network because of it and am now one of those guys who can usually "make a call or two" and either find something out or get something done.
Some Senators definitely did have reputations, some good and some bad.
My boss did have a private office in the Capitol. They are referred to as "hideaways." I knew where my boss's was, but never actually went there myself. They are usually just one fairly small room for them to get away to if they don't feel like coming back to their official office between votes, or if they want to get away. They are reserved for fairly senior members. Funny story about the hideaway: Apparently during the Anthrax scares following 9/11 they were evacuated from the building and the senior staff of 7-8 people (junior staff was sent home) all crammed into the 1 room hideaway. While they were in there, one of the staffers brought in some powdered donuts, apparently not thinking about it. I guess the powder on the carpet caused another minor stir when the cleaning people came through that night, but it was quickly discovered to be sugar.