Meet John Werner

Public interest in my view can take one of two paths – helping people navigate a broken system or trying to make the system better. Policy work does the latter and that, I think, is the challenge.
FairVote was on the list of employers that were scheduled to come to a couple GW Law career events blog posts. Coming from Oklahoma, anything outside of a winner-take-all system carried some weight with me. I’m trying to avoid any trite “saving the world” phrases but I really think that as much as good public policy is about making the world better, that has to start with electoral reform.
and when I saw them on the list I was immediately interested, so I did some research online and fell in love instantly. My knowledge of alternative voting methods had been limited mostly to quick discussions here and there in political science classes or
I’m looking forward to my summer at FairVote. I’m excited to use my research and writing skills to contribute to the team. I’m hoping that working at FairVote will give me an idea of what working on policy looks like, especially from a legal perspective. I am absolutely thrilled to be working with people who share a passion for solving the systemic problems that face our society.
John Werner is a student at George Washington School of Law and a 2015 Legal Intern at FairVote. Do you want to apply for a FairVote internship? Find more information here: http://www.fairvote.org/who-we-are/internships-and-employment/internships/