UT MARTIN STUDENTS TO SERVE AS LEGISLATIVE INTERNS IN 2023

UT MARTIN STUDENTS TO SERVE AS LEGISLATIVE INTERNS IN 2023

MARTIN, Tenn. – Six University of Tennessee at Martin students will spend the spring semester

in Nashville as legislative interns. Five students interviewed and accepted positions with the Tennessee

Legislative Internship Program for the spring 2023 session of the Tennessee General Assembly, and one

student will intern with the UT System’s Office of Government Relations and Advocacy.

Iman Ahmed, of Memphis; Ethan Bledsoe, of Jamestown; Patrick Davis, of Jackson; Cindy Solis,

of Shelbyville; and Dezarai White, of Bradford, will be legislative interns for the Tennessee General

Assembly. Ahmed and Solis are political science majors, Davis and White are criminal justice majors,

and Bledsoe is majoring in agricultural business. Julia Law, a political science major from Memphis, will

be interning with the UT System.

As legislative interns, these students will assist in tracking legislation, keeping records of

committee meetings, researching policy issues and communicating with constituents. UT Martin has been

represented through internships in Tennessee state government since 1973 when the late Dr. Ted Mosch,

UT Martin professor of political science, helped start the Legislative Internship Program.

“These interns work hard, and leaders in state government will recognize their talents and

potential and will support them in obtaining jobs,” said Dr. Chris Baxter, UT Martin professor of political

science. “The most immediate benefits (from the internship) are enjoyed by the students who use the

experience as a launching pad for their careers.”

For more information about the Legislative Internship Program, contact Baxter at

cbaxter@utm.edu.