Micah Seibel pauses for a portrait with the bust of James Oglethorpe, founder of the colony of Georgia.
CAPITOL EXPERIENCE Seibel gains a
GGC senior Micah Seibel was in eighth grade when he had his first glimpse of life under the “Gold Dome.” His brother, Daniel, was working as a legislative aide and invited
him to the Georgia State Capitol for a day.
“As a kid, it was overwhelming,” said Seibel, now himself an aide
to Senator Brandon Beach (R-Alpharetta), chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee.
During the whirlwind, 40-day annual General Assembly session,
legislative aides help keep the process moving. They answer phones, research bills and do most anything else the position requires.
In exchange, they are paid a modest $300 per week. However,
they also have a priceless opportunity to experience the political process first-hand.
“It’s interesting and very exciting,” Seibel said.
He will graduate from Georgia Gwinnett in December with a
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