Stepan Onyshchuk

About Stepan Onyshchuk

Stepan Onyshchuk is a rising junior at Washington and Lee University and an Intern in the US House of Representatives. He majors in American Politics and Eastern European Studies. Born in a small mountainous town in Ukraine, he served as the town’s youth mayor before interning in the Ukrainian Parliament, where he drafted speeches and ran digital outreach for a Member of Parliament. At W&L, Stepan represented his class in the Student Government and, in 2025, received the Senator John Warner Public Service Award, the university’s highest honor for current Politics majors. He was also awarded the highly selective Shelby Davis Scholarship, which is granted to only 2% of applicants and covers the full cost of his college education. Last summer, he conducted political research for ZN.UA, Ukraine’s largest newspaper. He has also served as a Junior Fellow at McCain Institute. Passionate about dialogue and civil discourse, Stepan has interviewed Ukraine’s former Prime Minister, Defense and Interior Ministers, Prosecutor General, the Speaker of Parliament, and retired U.S, European, and Ukrainian ambassadors. As a proud first-generation American immigrant and a war refugee, Stepan wants to fulfil his American dream by building a legal career in public service and foreign affairs.

Experience

1. Intern

   U.S. House Of Representatives

   Jun 2025 — Present · WA, US

Education

• UWC Dilijan College

  International Baccalaureate

  2021 — 2023

• Washington and Lee University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA

  2023 — 2027