A Volunteer Account - by Sarah Coghill

I was fortunate enough to meet Steve one early morning in December while enjoying coffee at a small Coffee Nook in Lake Oswego with my Grandpa and his group of friends. Steve was being informally interviewed by this group of friends, a number of whom are retired or semi-retired judges. As a Political Science and International Relations student at the Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon, I was in awe of Steve’s remarkable academic background and, therefore, I was very interested in what he had to say.

Today, I am privileged to say, that I am working as an intern for Steve’s campaign for the Oregon House as well as getting academic credit for my experience. As an educator, Steve was instrumental in making this happen and has designed a diverse and interesting internship for me to experience all aspects of a political campaign. I have done everything from helping map out the most effective locations to put lawns signs in order to get the word out to researching and writing briefs on government ethics in Oregon…and, of course, there are the regular intern errands I run as well. Overall, my experience working with Steve and the rest of his Campaign team so far has been extremely rewarding, academically stimulating, and will be an experience I will never forget as I continue pursuing my Political and International studies at the University of Oregon.

I am looking forward to continuing my work throughout the summer as the race begins to tighten and things become more interesting on the political front. Being a part of Steve’s team has been great so far and I will be excited to work with more individuals who are also invested in Steve’s cause and are interested in the Oregon political process.

Sarah Coghill
Sophomore, University of Oregon
Griffith for Oregon House Volunteer