Oak Parker Named VP of Interns for Sen. Mark Kirk

An Oak Parker will lead this year's class of interns in U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's (R-IL) office as vice president, Kirk's office announced Tuesday. 

Kirk on Tuesday announced the election of an Eric Van Wart of Glencoe and Abby Lantz of Oak Park as president and vice president of their summer intern class in the senator’s Washington, DC office, according to a news release from Kirk's office.

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Van Wart, who will be a senior this fall at Claremont McKenna College, and Lantz, who will be a junior at the University of North Carolina, were elected intern class president and vice president, respectively, by Senator Kirk’s staff based on their original proposals for enhancing intern support to the senator’s Illinois constituent services, according to the release.

“I applaud Eric and Abby for their passion for public service and commitment to serving the people of Illinois,” Kirk said in a statement. “Our interns provide invaluable assistance to the people of Illinois by facilitating increased communication and by giving tours of the Capitol to visitors from our state.”

This summer, more than 50 interns have served in Senator Kirk’s offices from early June through August. College-age Illinois constituents interested in seeking an internship in Senator Kirk’s Chicago, Springfield or Washington offices can learn more here.

Information courtesy of U.S. Senator Mark Kirk's office.