SAGE Video - State Senators and the Legislative Process

Name: State Senators and the Legislative Process
Uploaded: 2016-01-28
Duration: 15 min
Description: Senator Mattie Hunter explains the differences between U.S. and state senators, and she describes what a day in the life of a state senator looks like. State senators represent constituents within a certain district in a state, while U.S. senators represent a whole state. A state senator works long days, listens to many people, and has to make sacrifices for the job.

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  Hunter, Mattie. "State Senators and the Legislative Process." In SAGE Video. : SAGE Publications, Ltd., 2016. Video, 00:15:00. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781473975460.
  
  Hunter, M., 2016. State Senators and the Legislative Process, SAGE Video. [Streaming Video] London: SAGE Publications Ltd. Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781473975460 & gt; [Accessed 8 Feb 2023].
  
  Hunter, Mattie. State Senators and the Legislative Process. Online video clip. SAGE Video. London: SAGE Publications, Ltd., 28 Jan 2016. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781473975460. 8 Feb 2023.
  
  State Senators and the Legislative Process [Streaming video]. 2016. doi:10.4135/9781473975460. Accessed 02/08/2023
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Senator Mattie Hunter explains the differences between U.S. and state senators, and she describes what a day in the life of a state senator looks like. State senators represent constituents within a certain district in a state, while U.S. senators represent a whole state. A state senator works long days, listens to many people, and has to make sacrifices for the job.

Chapter 1: How Does a State Senator Differ From a U.S. Senator?
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- Start time: 00:00:05
- End time: 00:01:28
Chapter 2: How Do State Politics Differ From National Politics? Is it Just a Matter of Scale? How Much Variation Do You See State to State?
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- Start time: 00:01:29
- End time: 00:02:02
Chapter 3: What Was Your Background Before You Chose to Run For Office?
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- Start time: 00:02:03
- End time: 00:03:26
Chapter 4: What Inspired You to Become a Legislator?
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- Start time: 00:03:27
- End time: 00:03:58
Chapter 5: What Are Your Most Valuable Tools as a Legislator?
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- Start time: 00:03:59
- End time: 00:04:52
Chapter 6: What Are Your Day-to-Day Work Responsibilities?
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- Start time: 00:04:53
- End time: 00:09:25
Chapter 7: What Role Does Compromise Play in Your Work?
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- Start time: 00:09:26
- End time: 00:09:59
Chapter 8: What is the Most Difficult Part of Your Job?
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- Start time: 00:10:00
- End time: 00:10:36
Chapter 9: What Advice Would You Offer to Young People Who Want to Get into Politics?
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- Start time: 00:10:37
- End time: 00:12:59
Chapter 10: What is the Most Rewarding Part of Your Job?
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- End time: 00:14:58

Type of Content: In Practice
Title: State Senators and the Legislative Process
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Ltd.
- Publication year: 2016
- Online pub date: January 28, 2016
Discipline: Politics & International Relations
Subject: State & Local Politics, Legislative Politics
Duration: 00:15:00
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781473975460
Keywords: activism, bills (law), campaign advertising, committees, communication skills, community involvement, constituencies, constituency relations, cooperation, districts of residence, flexibility, fund raising, helping behavior, job shadowing, legislation, mobile telephones, negotiation, political involvement, politicians, politics, problem solving, public housing, research, resource allocation, rewards, Sponsorship, State government, volunteer work, volunteering, volunteerism, volunteers, work and family life, work ethic, work intensity, work motivation
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Practitioner: Mattie Hunter
Interviewee: Frank McNeil

Online ISBN:9781473975460

Copyright: (c) SAGE Publications Ltd., 2016

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  Hunter, M., 2016. State Senators and the Legislative Process, SAGE Video. [Streaming Video] London: SAGE Publications Ltd. Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781473975460 & gt; [Accessed 8 Feb 2023].
  
  Hunter, Mattie. State Senators and the Legislative Process. Online video clip. SAGE Video. London: SAGE Publications, Ltd., 28 Jan 2016. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781473975460. 8 Feb 2023.
  
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Video Type: In Practice

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Chapter 1: How Does a State Senator Differ From a U.S. Senator?

Chapter 2: How Do State Politics Differ From National Politics? Is it Just a Matter of Scale? How Much Variation Do You See State to State?

Chapter 3: What Was Your Background Before You Chose to Run For Office?

Chapter 4: What Inspired You to Become a Legislator?

Chapter 5: What Are Your Most Valuable Tools as a Legislator?

Chapter 6: What Are Your Day-to-Day Work Responsibilities?

Chapter 7: What Role Does Compromise Play in Your Work?

Chapter 8: What is the Most Difficult Part of Your Job?

Chapter 9: What Advice Would You Offer to Young People Who Want to Get into Politics?

Chapter 10: What is the Most Rewarding Part of Your Job?

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State Senators and the Legislative Process

Video Type: In Practice

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Chapter 1: How Does a State Senator Differ From a U.S. Senator?

Chapter 2: How Do State Politics Differ From National Politics? Is it Just a Matter of Scale? How Much Variation Do You See State to State?

Chapter 3: What Was Your Background Before You Chose to Run For Office?

Chapter 4: What Inspired You to Become a Legislator?

Chapter 5: What Are Your Most Valuable Tools as a Legislator?

Chapter 6: What Are Your Day-to-Day Work Responsibilities?

Chapter 7: What Role Does Compromise Play in Your Work?

Chapter 8: What is the Most Difficult Part of Your Job?

Chapter 9: What Advice Would You Offer to Young People Who Want to Get into Politics?

Chapter 10: What is the Most Rewarding Part of Your Job?

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