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Also called alderman, assembly member, assembly person and assemblyman.
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Maintaining knowledge of developments
Representing the organization
Conducting hearings
Presenting information
Supporting others' development
Gathering customer information
Collecting customer needs data
Evaluating program effectiveness
Compiling data or documentation
Analyzing data
Analyzing legal impact
Approving expenditures
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Legislator
Summary
Legislator developing and enacting laws and statutes at various government levels, analyzing legislation implications, preparing drafts, and representing party positions in negotiations and media engagements
Experience
Legislator
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Analyzed and understood the local and national implications of proposed legislation
Conferred with colleagues to formulate positions and strategies pertaining to pending issues
Debated the merits of proposals and bill amendments during floor sessions, following the appropriate rules of procedure
Maintained knowledge of relevant national and international current events
Prepared drafts of amendments, government policies, laws, rules, regulations, budgets, programs and procedures
Represented their parties in negotiations with political executives or members of other parties, and when speaking with the media
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Checking & Planning
Maintaining knowledge of developments, Evaluating program effectiveness, Compiling data or documentation, Analyzing data
Leading & Coordinating
Representing the organization, Supporting others' development
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Analyzed implications of proposed legislationAppointed nominees to leadership positionsConferred with colleagues on pending issuesDebated proposals and amendments during sessionsHeard testimony from constituents and interest groupsMaintained knowledge of current events and issues
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Conferred with colleagues on pending issues
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What a Legislator does
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Develop, introduce, or enact laws and statutes at the local, tribal, state, or federal level. Includes only workers in elected positions.
What it pays
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Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
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Other names
Other names for this job
alderman, assembly member, assembly person, assemblyman, assemblywoman, city alderman, city council member, city councilman, congress member, congressional representative, congressman, congresswoman.
More names for this work
council member, councilman, councilor, councilperson, councilwoman, delegate, representative, selectman, senator, tribal council member, tribal delegate, u s representative, u s senator, united states representative, united states senator.
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Legislator
Maintaining knowledge of developments
Representing the organization
Conducting hearings
Presenting information
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This page is about the occupation Legislators. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.