State Lawmakers Talk Politics with MMS Students

Are politicians made? Or are they born? Is there a genetic component that predisposes the embodiment of civic responsibility in certain individuals? Or is it that potent mixture of education and experience that prepares and motivates people to pursue a place in the political forum?

There is likely no one answer to determine if it is the influence of nature or nurture that has a greater impact on the creation of political figures, and while history provides examples to support both arguments, it is more likely, that a politician’s development is the result of a confluence of factors that include, upbringing, education, experience and perhaps some innate characteristics. Click here for more.