CPA Wants You!

Legislators Encouraged to Apply to Prestigious Leadership Program

It’s that time of year again. The recruitment of CPA’s 2001 class of Flemming Fellows is underway.

The Flemming Fellows Program
The Flemming Fellows Leadership Institute provides unique values-based training for state legislators. By building new relationships based on shared values and goals, Flemming Fellows are able to forge consensus-based progressive solutions to our country’s most difficult policy problems. Over 250 legislators have graduated from the Flemming training and provide powerful testimony to its effect on their legislative success. Many of the Fellows hold key leadership positions in their states; many are moving to higher office and even to the national stage. Each year, a class of 35 rising state legislators are chosen.

How the Institute Works
The Institute’s annual program includes two weekend retreats over the course of six months. The class of 2001 will have its first retreat January 4-7, 2001 in the Southwest. The second retreat will be held in the Washington D.C. area, beginning with CPA’s Annual Awards and 25^th Anniversary Celebration Dinner on Thursday, June 21, 2001. Fellows are also invited to participate in events in their region and CPA’s annual Summit on the States in December.

Apply Now for This Unique Opportunity
The Flemming Fellows Institute encourages applications from elected state officials across the United States who are early in their tenure (not more than six years in current office). Legislators serving in term-limited states are also encouraged to apply. Term-limited applicants may not have served more than three years in their current position.

Candidates should demonstrate a high level of connection to their communities, possess leadership skills, believe in the positive power of government, and be committed to public service. Both self-nominations and third-party nominations are accepted.

If you would like additional information on the Flemming program please click here.

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Pulitzer Prize winning Washington Post columnist David S. Broder, calls the Flemming Fellows “political spirit-lifters” who are “focused on doing things that make a difference in people’s lives.”

“Flemming provides a practical guide to leadership and tools for self-examination. We learned that we can speak to one another across our differences and reach solutions to our common problems.”
– Senator William Aniskovich (CT)(Flemming Fellow 99)

“The Flemming Fellows Institute is food for the pragmatist’s soul – operating instructions for idealists.”
– Assemblyman Kevin Cahill (NY)(Flemming Fellow 2000)

” I would describe the program as a win-win, because it teaches you the fundamentals of doing a job well, how to rise again after defeat, how to be courageous in upholding your values when they clash with others, how to work with all kinds of personalities and people, and how to be diverse in your thinking and actions.”
–Rep. Sara Thomas (MS) (Flemming Fellow 2000)