It may be the only job of its kind in the country: a political position, elected by the people, with no actual political power. In this office, there’s no voting. No executive decisionmaking. No budget, no committee assignments, no hand in making legislation. It’s also completely unpaid. The position is D.C. shadow senator, part of a delegation to Congress that serves as a consolation prize for the nearly 700,000 residents who have no actual representation in the Capitol. Unlike the D.C.