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News From
Congressman Ray LaHood
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CONTACT: TIM BUTLER, (217) 793-0808
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 18, 2005
CONGRESSMAN LAHOOD ACCEPTING
CONGRESSIONAL PAGE APPLICATIONS FOR SUMMER 2005
(Peoria, IL)—Congressman Ray LaHood (R-Peoria) announced today that he is now accepting applications from high school students residing in the 18th Congressional District who are interested in serving as a Congressional Page during Summer 2005.
The Congressional Page Program offers a firsthand opportunity for high school juniors to participate in the operations of the United States Congress. The page program is organized through the United States House of Representatives. All pages are appointed by the Speaker of the House; however, in order to qualify for consideration for an appointment an applicant must be nominated by their Member of Congress. The page program is highly competitive with a total of 66 appointments being accepted each year.
All applicants must be at least 16-years of age at the time their appointment would begin and have a cumulative grade point average of a “B” or better. Summer program applicants may only serve as a page during the summer before, or the summer after, their junior year of high school. The page program runs both during the summer as well as during the school year, though the applications now available are for Summer 2005 only. School-year page applications will be available in the coming months.
Young people interested in applying for a page nomination from Congressman LaHood should request an application packet from Carol Merna in LaHood’s Peoria office. She can be reached by phone at (309)671-7027 or by email at Carol.Merna@mail.house.gov.
Completed application packets must be returned to the Congressman’s Peoria District Office no later than March 18, 2005.
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