Representative Ken Gordon is accepting applications for college level internships in his office during Summer 2018. Internships at the State House are unpaid.

While each internship is unique and largely reflects the interests of the intern, the following provides a broad outline of the program:

• Summer internships run from mid-June to the first week of August
  • Interns will work from the State House 2-3 days per week
• Summer interns have the opportunity to attend daily briefings given by Massachusetts political, non-profit, and business leaders
• Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
  • Assisting staff in legislative matters:
    • Policy research
    • Drafting letters of support for bills the Rep. has co-sponsored
    • Bill summaries
    • Attending legislative briefings
  • Executing a long-term research project:
    • Interns will select a policy area of interest to research. The project summarizes a problem, explores possible solutions (including other states’ solutions or international solutions) and proposes a solution for Massachusetts. Meaningful final projects are between 6-10 written pages or an equivalent presentation. Past examples include work on driverless cars, water permitting, transportation within the Rep’s district, health programs in prisons, and the opioid crisis.
    • Interns will meet with Representative Gordon on a weekly basis to discuss their project

Interested applicants should submit the following to [email protected] by April 30^th:

• A resume
• A cover letter detailing interest in an internship at the State House
• A 2 – 4 page writing sample

If you have any questions, please call 617-722-2575 or send an email to [email protected]

The bridge on Carlisle Road spanning the Concord River will be re-named this Memorial Day, dedicated in honor of two Bedford natives who died serving in Iraq.

Pfc. John Hart and Lance Cpl. Travis Desiato were both graduates of Bedford High School and were killed in the line of duty in Iraq. On Friday, Dec. 22 state representative Ken Gordon, D-Bedford, and state senator Mike Barrett, D-Lexington, announced that next Memorial Day, the bridge on Carlisle Road will be dedicated and named after the two men. Gordon and Barrett filed the bill and Gov. Charlie Baker signed the bill last week.

“We are a town of 14,500 people, and we had two heroes who knew each other, die in action less than 15 months apart,” Gordon said. “During the Memorial Day ceremony in 2017 I spoke with the families of both men and they were talking about a way to honor the men, and I thought it was a great idea. Since I’m a state representative I knew we could do something on a state road, so we decided to dedicate a bridge.”

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