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Prompt course · 8 lessons · 26 prompts · 1 hour · Beginner

AI for Elected Officials

This prompt course teaches elected officials to use AI for legislation, constituent messages, meetings, and policy work. You will practice with real prompts and leave with a set you can use right away.

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What you'll learn

  • Understanding Legislation: Turn a long bill into a plain-language summary you can share with your team.
  • Constituent Communication: Draft replies to common questions and concerns in a warm, clear voice.
  • Meeting Preparation: Build talking points and questions for hearings, votes, and council meetings.
  • Bill Analysis: Compare versions of a bill and see the fiscal and practical trade-offs.
  • Policy Drafting: Shape your ideas into memos, one-pagers, and structured proposals.
  • Public Messaging: Write press releases, social posts, and speeches that sound like you.
  • Staff Coordination: Summarize meetings, assign tasks, and keep your schedule on track with your staff.
  • Advanced Advocacy: Draft amendments, map coalitions, and practice negotiations with other officials.

What's inside

8 lessons · 26 prompts
  1. Before you start · framework course CO-STAR Prompt Framework: Write for Any AudienceCO-STAR helps you draft a town hall announcement for constituents and a budget email to council staff with the right tone.
  2. Start here Priya's Wednesday, two waysA day in the life of an Elected Official, before and after these prompts.
  3. 01 Lesson 1 · 3 prompts Understanding Legislation
  4. 02 Lesson 2 · 3 prompts Constituent Communication
  5. 03 Lesson 3 · 3 prompts Meeting Preparation
  6. 04 Lesson 4 · 3 prompts Bill Analysis
  7. 05 Lesson 5 · 3 prompts Policy Drafting
  8. 06 Lesson 6 · 3 prompts Public Messaging
  9. 07 Lesson 7 · 5 prompts Staff Coordination
  10. 08 Lesson 8 · 3 prompts Advanced Advocacy

About this course

7 topics

Prompts for elected officials, from bills to speeches

This course is a hands-on guide to using AI in the daily work of an elected official. You will learn eight lessons that follow the rhythm of your week, from reading a bill to speaking at a press conference.

Each lesson gives you a clear prompt you can copy into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini. You do not need any technical background, just your district knowledge and a few minutes to practice.

  1. The lessons
    1. Understanding Legislation: Use AI to quickly grasp the key points of a bill and explain it to others.
    2. Constituent Communication: Use AI to draft clear, responsive messages to your constituents.
    3. Meeting Preparation: Use AI to prepare for council meetings, hearings, and votes with clear talking points and questions.
    4. Bill Analysis: Use AI to compare bill versions, weigh pros and cons, and understand fiscal impacts.
    5. Policy Drafting: Use AI to turn your ideas into structured policy proposals, memos, and one-pagers.
    6. Public Messaging: Use AI to craft press releases, social media posts, and speeches that resonate with your district.
    7. Staff Coordination: Use AI to delegate tasks, summarize meetings, and manage your schedule with your staff.
    8. Advanced Advocacy: Use AI to draft amendments, build coalitions, and practice negotiations with other officials.
  2. What the course covers

    This course walks through eight lessons that match the work of an elected official. You will learn to read legislation, answer constituents, prepare for meetings, analyze bills, draft policy, craft public messages, coordinate staff, and advocate with other officials.

    Each lesson gives you a prompt you can copy and use right away. The prompts are written in plain language, with placeholders for your district details.

  3. How the lessons connect

    The lessons follow the flow of a typical week. You start by understanding a bill, then communicate about it, prepare for a vote, and speak to the public.

    Later lessons build on earlier ones. For example, the bill analysis prompt helps you write a stronger policy memo, and the staff coordination prompt keeps your team aligned.

  4. How to use the prompts well

    Always give the AI context about your district, your role, and the audience. The more specific you are, the more useful the draft.

    Treat the first answer as a starting point. Ask for a shorter version, a warmer tone, or a list of questions you should ask. Then edit with your own judgment.

  5. Who this course is for

    This course is for elected officials at any level, from city council to state legislature. It is also useful for chiefs of staff and communications directors who support them.

    You do not need any prior experience with AI. You only need a willingness to try a prompt on a real task.

  6. Safety and privacy for this job

    Public trust is your foundation. The course shows you how to keep personal constituent information out of AI tools and how to use only public or anonymized details.

    You will also learn to check AI output for accuracy before you rely on it. A bill summary or legal point should always be verified with official sources.

  7. Your next step

    Pick one lesson that matches a task on your calendar this week. Copy the prompt, run it in ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini, and see what you get.

    Then move to the next lesson. Small practice sessions build the habit, and the habit gives you back your time.