Services: Senate Page Program
Who is eligible?
Page eligibility is limited to juniors in high school who will be 16 on or before the date of their appointment. Pages must verify a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a transcript from their home school. Pages play an important role in the day-to-day operation of the Senate. Their schedule can be long and tedious, and requires tremendous endurance.
A day in the life
The page program exposes students to many interesting and challenging experiences. Living away from home and attending school with students from across the country allows pages to experience a myriad of new ideas, perspectives, and issues. Pages meet some of the Nation’s most prominent leaders and witness first hand the political debates of the United States Senate, often referred to as the “greatest deliberative body in the world.”
6:15 a.m. Pages report to the United States Senate Page School. Due to the varying lengths of service that pages may be appointed for, the Page School offers Washington Seminar Program to assure each pupil’s participation and exposure to the unique educational and cultural opportunities in the nation’s Capital.
9:30 a.m. Pages report for duty at the Senate and work until 5:00 p.m. or until the Senate adjourns for the day. While a page’s job will include many things their duties will primarily consist of delivering correspondence and legislative materials within the Congressional Complex. Other duties may include preparing the Senate Chamber for session, taking messages for members, calling them to the phone, and carrying bills and amendments to the desk. The page program utilizes a rotation system so that every page has an opportunity to experience all areas of service.
Living in Washington
Being a page is a paid position. While working as a page and living in Washington, pages are required to live in the Daniel Webster Page Residence Hall during the school year.
United States Capitol Police maintain 24-hour security desk and provision that requires all individuals to present identification and all visitors and guest to sign in. Capitol Police patrol the area by car and foot regularly through out the day and night and the Hall is monitored by a security alarm system.
How do you become a page?
Senate pages must be sponsored by a Senator. In the Senate there are 30 pages to serve its 100 members, so unfortunately not all Senators are able to appoint a page each session. Due to the limited number of openings, not all students who seek a position can become a page for the United States Senate.
If you are interested in the Senate Page program, please prepare an application packet as described below and submit the completed packet on or before the application deadline designated for the session in which you wish to serve.
Your submitted application packet must consist of the following:
1. A brief essay of approximately 150 words explaining why you would like to be a page appointed by Senator Nelson;
2. Your current resume;
3. Two Letters of Recommendation completed by others who know you well;
4. And, your high school transcript.
There are four methods to submit your application:
Scan it and email it to pages@bennelson.senate.gov
Fax it to (202) 228-0012, *attn Page Coordinator
Mail it to my Washington office, 720 Hart Building,
Washington, D.C. 20510
Or drop it off in person at my nearest regional office.
For more information, please contact my Page Coordinator at 202-224-6551.
Application deadlines:
Summer term are due by January 1
Fall term are due by April 1
Spring term are due September 1
