STATEHOUSE — Blaire Viehweg is serving as the Borst Fellow for the Indiana Senate Majority Caucus during the 2021 legislative session, said State Sen. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield).
Viehweg, a resident of Greenfield, is the daughter of Steve and Jan Viehweg. She graduated from Mt. Vernon High School and is a graduate student in the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs working towards her master’s in criminal justice and public safety.
As a Borst Fellow, Viehweg tracks and summarizes fiscal legislation and helps provide fiscal information to legislators, staff and constituents. She is working under Senate fiscal analysts Krista Ricci and Seth Hinshaw.
Named in honor of 38-year legislative veteran Lawrence M. Borst, the Borst Fellowship began in 2006 and is offered yearly to an accomplished student of the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA). This one-year experience consists of a 20-hour work week during the fall semester while the student is enrolled full-time in graduate school, and a full-time work week during the spring semester and legislative session.
Administered by SPEA and the Senate Internship Program, the Borst Fellowship is open to SPEA graduate students. Senate Majority interns work through the duration of the legislative session, which is scheduled to end by April 29. For more information on the fellowship, contact Kristine Schuster at 317-278-1578 or [email protected].
