AI Summer Camp: Strategizing
AI can support strategic thinking across every role in a Congressional office — helping staff and Members develop long-term plans, navigate complex challenges, and align daily work with broader goals. Whether advancing policy, managing operations, or planning your own career growth, AI can be a valuable partner in charting a clear, forward-looking path.
See tips and sample prompts for every member of your team:
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Staff Assistants
Ranger Tip
AI can help you develop strategic approaches to both advancing your office's operational goals and accelerating your own professional growth within the Congressional ecosystem. This strategic thinking capability allows you to see the bigger picture while identifying concrete steps to expand your responsibilities and build valuable skills for career advancement.
Quest Directive
Use an institution-approved LLM to:
Explore your professional development strategy - Create a strategic plan for expanding your skill set, taking on new responsibilities, and positioning yourself for advancement within Congressional offices or related fields
Develop an office efficiency strategy - Develop strategic approaches to streamline front office operations, improve intern management, or solve recurring workflow challenges that could demonstrate your value and leadership potential
Sample Prompts
“Help me create a 6-month professional development strategy. I want to transition from basic administrative work to more legislative responsibilities. Analyze my current skills (scheduling, tour hosting, phone reception, correspondence, and event coordination) and create a step-by-step plan to gain policy knowledge and take on higher-level tasks.”
“Our office has recurring issues with meeting preparation efficiency - materials are finalized last minute, rooms are often not set up properly or early enough, and follow-up tasks remain incomplete. Develop a strategic implementation plan to fix this systematically, including new processes, and accountability measures that I can propose to my office’s leadership.”
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Legislative Staff
Ranger Tip
AI can help you brainstorm a strategic approach to advancing your Member's legislative priorities with intention and developing your own expertise as a policy professional along the way. This dual-focused strategic thinking can help you navigate today’s complex political landscape while building the knowledge and relationships that drive successful policy careers.
Quest Directive
Use an institution-approved LLM to:
Develop a legislative advancement strategy - Develop comprehensive strategies for building support for priority legislation, including coalition building, timing decisions, and stakeholder management approaches
Develop policy expertise - Create strategic plans for deepening your policy knowledge, building external relationships, and positioning yourself as a subject matter expert in your issue areas
Sample Prompts
“Our rural broadband bill has 12 cosponsors but needs 25+ for serious consideration. Develop a strategic plan to identify and recruit the remaining cosponsors. Include: target member analysis, messaging strategies for different regions/parties, coalition partners who could help, and optimal timing for outreach efforts.”
“I want to become a recognized expert in agricultural policy to advance my career. Create a strategic development plan including: key knowledge areas to master, important relationships to build, conferences and events to attend, and ways to demonstrate expertise through writing or speaking opportunities.”
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Communications Staff
Ranger Tip
AI can help you develop sophisticated media strategies that cut through today's crowded information landscape while building your own reputation as an effective communications professional. This strategic approach has the potential to help you anticipate political dynamics, craft proactive messaging campaigns, and build a portfolio of successful campaigns to drive communications career advancement.
Quest Directive
Use an institution-approved LLM to:
Create media and messaging strategies - Develop comprehensive communications strategies for major policy initiatives, crisis response, or long-term reputation building that appeal to multiple audiences and channels
Explore a career advancement strategy - Create strategic plans for building your professional network, developing specialized expertise, and positioning yourself for senior communications roles
Sample Prompts
“Develop a 3-month strategic communications plan for our Member's healthcare cost transparency initiative [details attached]. Include: pre-launch relationship building, rollout sequence across platforms, coalition coordination, opposition response preparation, and metrics for measuring success. Consider national and local media strategies.”
“I want to advance from press assistant to a communications director within 2 years. Create a strategic plan including: skills I need to develop, relationship-building priorities, portfolio pieces to create, and ways to gain visibility for successful campaigns I lead.”
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Caseworkers
Ranger Tip
AI can help you develop strategic approaches to both solving complex constituent problems through systematic advocacy and advancing your own career by building expertise in federal agency navigation and constituent services management. This strategic perspective helps you see patterns across cases while developing the specialized knowledge that makes caseworkers valuable in various government and advocacy roles.
Quest Directive
Use an institution-approved LLM to:
Formalize case resolution strategies - Develop comprehensive strategies for tackling difficult constituent cases, including multi-agency coordination, escalation pathways, and advocacy approaches
Explore a professional specialization strategy - Create plans for developing expertise in specific agencies or issue areas while building relationships that could lead to career advancement opportunities
Sample Prompts
“We have 15 veterans' cases stuck in VA appeals with similar issues [describe issues]. Develop a strategic approach to resolve these systematically rather than individually. Include: pattern analysis, research into root causes, coordinated advocacy strategy, relationships to leverage, documentation approach, potential legislative and oversight directions, and escalation timeline to maximize impact.”
“I want to specialize in Social Security and disability cases to become our office's expert and potentially move to SSA or disability advocacy. Create a strategic development plan including: training opportunities, relationship building with key SSA personnel, case documentation for expertise demonstration, and transition timeline.”
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Schedulers
Ranger Tip
AI can help you think strategically about maximizing your Member's time and political effectiveness while developing the high-level organizational and relationship management skills that open doors to senior administrative or political roles. This strategic mindset can transform scheduling from reactive logistics to proactive political and professional development.
Quest Directive
Use an institution-approved LLM to:
Strategically approach schedule management - Develop approaches to optimize your Member's time for maximum political impact, relationship building, and legislative effectiveness
Pursue career advancement strategies - Create plans for expanding your role beyond traditional scheduling to become a trusted advisor on logistics, relationships, and time management across political operations
Sample Prompts
“My Member wishes to become known as a leader on immigration related policies. Help me to develop a strategic scheduling approach framework that can help us make decisions about what meetings she attends and which ones staff cover on her behalf. Include outreach strategies and follow-up cultivation strategies over the next 6 weeks.”
“I want to transition from scheduler to chief of staff. Create a strategic plan to help me demonstrate my broader capabilities through my role including: political relationship management, strategic thinking, confidential matter handling, and coordination across office functions. Include specific skill-building opportunities.”
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Legislative Directors
Ranger Tip
AI can help you lead your legislative team with intention to proactively and successfully navigate complex legislative dynamics. High-level strategic thinking can help distinguish you as an effective legislative director and create a pathway to senior political roles or policy leadership positions.
Quest Directive
Use an institution-approved LLM to:
Develop a legislative campaign strategy - Develop comprehensive political strategies for advancing legislation, including stakeholder management, timeline optimization, and coalition coordination
Foster your political leadership - Create strategic plans for establishing yourself as a key player in your policy areas and building the relationships and reputation needed for senior political appointments or roles
Sample Prompts
“We need to pass our infrastructure package in a divided Congress with limited floor time. Develop a comprehensive political strategy including: sequential coalition building, committee strategy, leadership engagement, and contingency plans for different political scenarios over the next 4 months.”
“I’m currently a legislative director in Congress and want to position myself for chief of staff or a similar senior role. Create a strategic plan including: policy wins to achieve, cross-office coordination to lead, external relationships to build, and leadership skills to demonstrate. Include specific opportunities to showcase strategic thinking capabilities.”
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Field Representatives & Community Outreach Directors
Ranger Tip
AI can help you develop new, sophisticated community engagement strategies that build lasting political coalitions while establishing your expertise in grassroots organizing and stakeholder management. This strategic approach to field operations can have a measurable political impact and help you build the skills and relationships that lead to senior campaign, advocacy, or political roles.
Quest Directive
Use an institution-approved LLM to:
Develop community coalition strategies - Develop long-term strategies for building and maintaining political coalitions that support your Member's priorities while strengthening district-wide relationships
Explore career development - Create strategic plans for building expertise in grassroots organizing, stakeholder management, and political relationship building that position you for campaign or senior political roles
Sample Prompts
“Our Member who represents [State-District] has struggled to engage suburban voters in the [region] of our district. Develop a strategic 8-month community engagement plan including: key demographic targeting, issue messaging priorities, event strategy, partnership development, and measurable relationship-building goals.”
“I currently serve as a Field Representative for a Member of Congress and want to advance to regional political director or campaign roles. Create a strategic plan including: political organizing skills to develop, coalition management expertise to demonstrate, fundraising relationships to build, and successful community mobilization campaigns to lead that showcase my capabilities.”
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Chiefs of Staff & District Directors
Ranger Tip
AI can help you develop comprehensive political and organizational strategies that position your Member for maximum effectiveness while building your own profile as a strategic leader capable of managing complex political operations. This strategic perspective helps you balance immediate tactical needs with long-term political positioning.
Quest Directive
Use an institution-approved LLM to:
Brainstorm comprehensive political strategies - Develop strategies that align legislative priorities, political positioning, constituent services, and media operations to advance your Member's overall effectiveness and political standing
Explore executive leadership development - Create strategic approaches to demonstrating high-level political judgment, crisis management capabilities, and strategic vision that position you for senior political appointments or campaign roles
Sample Prompts
“Develop a comprehensive 6-month political strategy for positioning our Member as a key player on economic policy. Include: ideas for legislative initiatives to lead, coalition relationships to build, a media positioning strategy, and coordination with committee work. Consider both policy advancement and political capital building.”
“I want to position myself for a senior Administration role after the next election. Create a strategic plan including: political wins to deliver, crisis management opportunities to lead, strategic relationships to build, and leadership capabilities to demonstrate through specific high-visibility projects.”
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Members of Congress
Ranger Tip
AI can help you brainstorm and develop sophisticated political strategies that advance your policy agenda while building your national profile and political influence within your party and across the aisle. This strategic thinking capability can unlock the ability for you to be proactive and responsive day-to-day while identifying opportunities to establish lasting policy legacies and political leadership.
Quest Directive
Use an institution-approved LLM to:
Develop a legislative leadership strategy - Develop approaches to establishing yourself as a leader on key issues, building bipartisan coalitions, and advancing legislation that creates lasting impact
Explore political influence strategies - Experiment with potential strategic approaches to building national influence, establishing expertise in key policy areas, maximizing the effectiveness of your staff, and positioning yourself for leadership roles within Congress or future political opportunities
Sample Prompts
“I’m a sophomore Member of Congress from the Northwest and want to establish myself as the leading voice on rural economic development. I serve on the Natural Resources Committee and Financial Services. Develop a comprehensive 12-month political strategy that I can work on with my Chief of Staff and Legislative Director that focuses on coalitions to build, media positioning, committee work, and stakeholder engagement.”
“Develop a strategic plan for building bipartisan support for major immigration reform legislation [attached]. Include: relationship building with key Republicans, private sector engagement, coalition management, and messaging strategy that builds momentum while maintaining political viability in a divided Congress.”
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