Personal Narrative: My Sources Of Power

The inter workings of Congress have been studied extensively by Richard Fenno and David R. Mayhew. Mayhew’s study of Congress took place in Washington, while Richard Fenno conducted his research by following politicians within their congressional district. Mayhew attributes three primary goals to congressmen- getting reelected, achieving influence within Congress and making “good Policy”. Fenno also attributes three basic goals, having influence inside the House than other congressmen. Second, helping their constituents and thereby insuring their reelection, and lastly helping make good policy. The purpose of this paper is to research a member of Congress and to make a direct connection between his activity in Washington and his home district. The paper will answer whether the congressmen is a delegate or trustee. Are the actions a pursuit for reelection? Are the committee assignments a path for movement within the House or outside? What legislation has he/she sponsored or co-sponsored and does it directly reflect his/her districts political view. And finally, do major industries and interest groups within his/she district affect the way he/she votes.

Pascal Bakari Professor Sherry Sharifian TX Government (GOVT 2306-71001) 19th November 2017 Assignment 3: When You Win SLO #3 If I were elected in the Texas House of Representatives to represent my district, district 115, I plan to serve on the Economic & Small Business Development Committee, the Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee, and the Public Education Committee. 2 In the Texas legislature, there are procedural and substantive committees. Procedural committees are influential in the legislative process as they regulate the operations and functioning of the house.

My U.S. Representative is Devin Nunes. Nunes belongs to the Republican party, and has served in the House of Representatives since 2003. Nunes is 43 years old and is chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, as well as a member of the Ways and Means Committee. He authored and published Restoring The Republic in 2010. Nunes graduated from Cal Poly, receiving a bachelor’s in agricultural business and a master’s in agriculture. At the age of 23, he was elected to public office as one of California’s youngest community college trustees. Nunes currently serves the 22nd district, and has been a member of congress for the last thirteen years. For constituent services, Nunes offers help with D.C. tours, academy

Therefore, this will be an opportune moment for me to be able to serve them and ensure that their interests are met adequately (McKay & David 215). Moreover, I will be able to monitor all government operations and identify any issues that require legislative review and recommend the best course of action to the Senate. Furthermore, my placement in these committees would enable me to serve the interests of my district in that I will be able to sponsor several bills in the Senate that would bring about changes in my district so that the electorates will be able to reap the full benefit of serving them. Furthermore, my placement in these committees would emphasize my interests because having served in various capacities in Texas, I am fully aware of the various needs of the people of Texas especially the business community and the consumers. Therefore, this would pave way for service delivery aimed at meeting each person’s

Over my years of school, one big influence on me has always been sports. Ever since a young age, I have always enjoyed playing and watching sports. In my four years in high school, I have fell in love with the sport of lacrosse.

Thus, my actions in the simulation were affected by my ideological beliefs. All of the bills I wrote were bipartisan in nature and received bipartisan cosponsorship. I chose to focus on issues I believed most people would have a similar stance on: small business growth and student well-being (during and after the completion of their education). Because I believe so strongly in a significant budget for educational initiatives, I voted against an amendment to limit funding for the Educating Working Adults Act/Assist Career Technical Education Act. Although the amendment passed anyway, as I thought it would, I decided to vote “nay” regardless because I wanted to take a strong position on education and stick to it. During several other motions, I chose not to follow the instructions of the majority whip ended up being one of the only Republicans to vote certain ways because of my moderate ideology. In reality, however, even moderates would likely be bound by party ties. As interparty polarization has increased, the intraparty polarization has decreased, meaning the number of true moderates is next to none. I managed to be more extreme in some of my actions by, for example, voting against all rights for felons (not only voting rights). If a Congress member actually diverted from the wishes of the whip, the whip could inform the leader, who could “punish” that Congress member by

I woke up and took one bite out of my pop tart but that one bite was all I could eat. My legs were shaking, and my heart was pounding. My dad told me, “It is a true honor to even make it this far so go out there and have some fun.” Once I heard this statement, I knew I was ready to go. I arrived at school and boarded the bus. The car ride was an hour and fifteen minutes of hearing the squeaking of the wheel on the bus. My teammates were getting their heads ready for the big game.

One of the toughest roles in government is that of a legislator. Lots and lots of bills are thrown your way and you must decide how to vote on them. It is not simply a “yes” or “no” proposition. You must also take into account your personal beliefs, the beliefs of your constituents (who also hold the key to your reelection) as well as other stakeholders.

My districts demographics show that there need to be improvements especially on Education sector, Health and Health insurance, and our economy, per capita. These committees will help increase the quality and opportunity of Higher education, a better, affordable Health care and insurance, and maintain our economic stability. Legislating laws in favor of what is right for the community will help grow and maintain a better living for our residents. This will allow the huge population of young adults to have the chance to complete their education, therefore we produce highly educated work force, innovators, and leaders to help continue grow our state and nation. The population living under the poverty line, or paid minimum wage, that can not afford to get a proper health care service, will now get the chance to get a better service, and in the mean-time the Finance, and Business and Commerce Committee will allow those people to get a chance to have a better work opportunity to lead their life better. The sum of all the committees and legislations only will guarantee that I accomplished what I stood up for our community, to our

Journey into power is an excellent way to kick off this journey into my yoga certification. Right off the bat I knew this book would open the doors for me. The first thing that I would say that I learned in this book is the difference between using yoga as a tool to cope with things such as stress or body power, but seeing it more as a "total life transformation" as Baron Baptiste says . Until that very moment that I read the line, I truly saw yoga as nothing more than a combination of great exercise and some meditation on the side. But immediately after I took a moment to absorb what I just read. Transformation is a heavy word, in my mind once you transform you don't go back. For me, that's what I want, so I knew reading

I am congress woman Lily Tinajero and I represent district nine in Georgia. I was chosen to run for congress and thanks to the voters, I won. Congress is made up of two parts: the Senate and the House of Representatives (“Why…”).After winning, I made my way to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. to become a member of the House of Representatives. The Senate has 100 members at this moment and 435 representatives in the House of Representatives (“Why…”). We all have four tasks assigned to us: represent the people, make the laws of the land, investigate problems, and solve problems (Holman).

I am interested in the political process and daily happening that make and effect change, I persevere through challenges both personal and academic, and most importantly I am willing to do the hard work necessary to make the group successful. This aspect is the most important is because a congress has to work as a group to accomplish the goal, and most people are not willing to work for the group goal in a congress setting which is basically what is happening now.

The concept of power can be viewed in every aspect of our lives. It can exist to better people, as well as oppress people. There is a strong desire for power within everyone, it has been something that individuals have craved for decades. It is often a desire that can never be satisfied, and often times determines that bases for many relations between individuals. “Power encompasses freedom to delineate reality, to define what is true, to create visions of what should be, to set the limits of what is possible” (Schrock-Shenk, 133). The idea of power has given rise to the potential strength it can offer by working together but also has been used for individual preservation and growth.

In Congress I believe I am an extension of the people, I am not better than you, and you are not better than I. This approach shows my leadership to be an extension of Virginia 's second district, and it is my job to bust my butt, to protect, fight, and make the right decisions for my constituents.”

As I am a liberal democratic kind of person I am always excited to think and work for the diversity of area and people. I would love to help disable people and have great desire to work for conservation and regulation of energy resources. Being on house committee of Business, health and energy resources will enable me to work for the development of my districts and wellbeing of my district people. I can save a lot of natural gas and oil which is very limited in this world by using alternative sources of energy. Which is one of the biggest challenges of this generation too. It gives me the power to take the lead for development. All of the functions of these committees are in my interest fields.