The more senior the politician (not completely clear to me if this is state or federal level), the less impact you’re likely to have (or responsibility). I do believe there’s great learning to be had from working for someone with whom you have profound disagreements but there’s plenty of time left in life for that and I’m not sure it’s something I’d voluntarily opt into, especially not when you’re a sophomore.
For what it’s worth, local politics are also a fertile learning ground and a place where you could have real impact. And in a Presidential election year where national contests are sucking up a lot of resources and air time, I bet you could find a local school board or council race that would happily engage you as a volunteer.
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what kind of rec letter could this person actually write for you? would they even have a chance to get to know you? if not, is there anything material they could say? if they did know you, wouldn’t they eventually get to know your actual views? etc. your case for taking the gig seems built on a hypothetical scenario that seems a bit far-fetched.
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I think this sounds really different from, say, a clerkship – which is a prestigious, competitive, structured learning opportunity that is at least in theory nonpartisan.
Edited to remove apparently objectionable real-life story about family member who struggled to remain true to values while working in toxic political environment.
Find someone you can respect and work for them.