
Nathaniel Massy (BSPA’18) keeps a fast pace as he walks through the halls of the Indiana Statehouse.
“Hold on, I have a senator who needs something,” he says, pausing briefly to address the critical work of the lawmakers he serves.
Indiana’s 2025 legislative session is in full swing. As a legislative assistant, that means Massy has to keep up with the hustle and bustle of the policymaking process. It can be an intense career, but it’s one he’s grateful to have found.
“I never thought I would be here,” he admits.
At the beginning of his college career, his doubts were rooted in uncertainty. He started focusing on a business path, but it wasn’t what he had hoped it would be.
It was around that same time—during the 2015–16 election cycle—that he and so many others began developing an interest in politics.
“It was the first election cycle I had really followed, and I thought there was some crazy stuff going on,” he says. “We needed to do something.”
That gave him the heading he needed—and he made the switch to O’Neill.
“It was an immediate night and day difference,” he recalls. “I felt so much more connected to the people in my classes. I was more interested in the coursework. It just felt like the right fit for me.”