John Patrick Horton

1507 Marion St NW • Washington, DC 20001 • (301) 655- 0387 • johnpatrick.horton@gmail.com

EDUCATION

Manhattan College Bronx, NY

Graduation: May 2008

Bachelor of Arts, Sociology

Ÿ Presidential Scholar Recipient

Ÿ GPA : 3.14

EXPERIENCE

Robert Weiner Associates News, Public Affairs, and Issue Strategies Washington, DC

June 2011 -

Ÿ Policy Analyst and Op-Ed writer

Ÿ Contacting media and serving as a liaison with political leaders

Ÿ Conduct political research

DC Examiner Political Buzz Washington, DC

June 2011 -

Ÿ Write a column three days a week on a political topic

Ÿ Recent topics include Marriage Equality, Rick Perry’s political prospects

Ÿ Promote columns using various social media platforms

Center City Public Charter School (Congress Heights Campus) Washington, DC

2009 - 2011

Ÿ Taught 4th Grade

Ÿ Successfully navigated the fast paced environment of high stakes testing

Ÿ Self-contained classes teaching Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies

Ÿ 87.5% of students read at benchmark

Ÿ On schedule to meet safe harbor gains in Reading and Mathematics

Mcdonogh 32 Literacy Charter School New Orleans, LA

2008 - 2009 School Year

Ÿ Taught 3^rd grade at a high-need charter school

Ÿ Self-contained class mainly focusing on Mathematics and English Language Arts

Ÿ Worked with Numeracy Literacy Program and Century 21 Tutoring program

Ÿ Improved reading scores for all students by at least 50%

Weil, Gotshal, and Manges LLP Washington, DC

Summer 2005

Ÿ Paralegal Clerk

Ÿ Reviewed Documents for international cases

Ÿ Acquired documents from Department of Commerce

COMPUTER SKILLS

Ÿ Efficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access

Ÿ Adept at forms of social media including Facebook and Twitter