34th District U.S. Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard recently took some time out from the political debates in our nation's capital to congratulate Alejandro Bunag, a resident of Downtown who recently completed a semester serving as page in the U.S. Capitol.
Bunag is a junior at the Civitas School of Leadership at the Edward R. Roybal Learning Center campus at 1st and Beaudry streets on the northwestern edge of Downtown — a facility named for Roybal-Allard's late and legendary father, by the way.
Bunag served as one of 62 high school students nationwide who were selected to serve in the page program in the U.S. House of Representatives. He spent five months attending the prestigious Page School in the Library of Congress and handling various tasks in the U.S. Capitol, such as delivering documents, and controlling the bell system that informs members of the House of Representatives about the type of activity that is taking place on the floor of their chamber.
The U.S. House of Representatives pays for the entire program except transportation to and from Washington, D.C., and provides pages with a stipend during their stay. Applicants must be in their junior year of high school, at least 16 years of age, and have a minimum 3.0 grade point average to qualify for consideration.
Roybal-Allard — a Democrat who represents Downtown and a number of surrounding areas portion — nominated Bunag for the page program. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — a Democrat from the San Francisco Bay area — selected him to participate.
Photo from roybal-allard.house.gov.
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