Reply #19: Being Elected to Congress is a Big Career Boost

[SoDesuKa]

Even if you only win once, having held one of 532 Congressional seats looks very good on your resume. In fact, even getting the nomination opens up a lot of doors.

I knew a guy in college who later got the Republican nomination for Congress even though he had no chance of winning. But he made all his campaign appearances, was subsequently defeated, and went home. He also pocketed $65,000 in campaign donations. I don't know if that's still possible.

He got all kinds of career visibility from running for Congress. And needless to say, he played it up big on his resume.