Political Science Assignments: Research
Instructions
Research the background of your Congressional representatives based on your address listed with Govtrack – two senators and a member of the House of Representatives. (25 pts)
- Find out about their previous occupation(s), political experience, family, income, education, and other relevant demographics.
- Rubric: Must identify at least 5 relevant pieces of information (previous occupation(s), political experience, family, income, education, and other relevant demographics) about each representative. (40 pts)
- What percentage of the vote did they receive to win in their last election?
- Rubric: Provide the correct vote margin (5 pts)
- What are two policy issues areas they are interested in?
- Rubric: identify two policy areas (40 pts)
- How do these areas reflect their ideologies?
- Rubric: Provide an analysis of ideology (40 pts)
Here is a link to get your started:
Write an essay. Start by identifying all three of your representatives. Then, pick the representative you are most interested in and explain why they interest you. Present the information you found in your research required above in the essay.
(please use the 3 representatives listed below)
Address: 32246
Two Senators:
- Marco Rubio
Senior Senator for Florida
Since Jan 5, 2011 (next election in 2022)
Republican
- Rick Scott
Junior Senator for Florida
Since Jan 8, 2019 (next election in 2024)
Republican
Member of the House of Representative
- John Rutherford
Representative for Florida’s 4th congressional district
Since Jan 3, 2017 (next election in 2022)
Republican