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==Political life==
==Political life==
At the age of eighteen, his first job in 1993 was as an aide to [[Michael Farris]] in Purcellville in northern Virginia, a Republican who organized the [[Home School Legal Defense Association]] and Patrick Henry College. Farris ran unsuccessfully that same year for lieutenant governor, when such [[Moderate Republicans]] as then [[U.S. Senator]] [[John Warner]] refused to support him because of his conservative views. By his early twenties, Teepell had taken charge of the Madison Project, a [[political action committee]] founded by Farris that raised funds for [[Christian]] conservative candidates nationwide. He also worked in certain Virginia legislative campaigns, but the state turned heavily [[Democratic Party|Democrat]].<ref name=notp>{{cite web|url=http://blog.nola.com/times-picayune/2007/10/competitive_spirit_drives_jind.html|author=Stephanie Stokes|title=Competitive spirit drives Jindal's top gun|date=October 28, 2007|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|accessdate=October 25, 2013}}</ref>
At the age of eighteen, his first job in 1993 was as an aide to [[Michael Farris]] in Purcellville in northern Virginia, a Republican who organized the [[Home School Legal Defense Association]] and Patrick Henry College. Farris ran unsuccessfully that same year for lieutenant governor, when such [[Moderate Republicans]] as then [[U.S. Senator]] [[John Warner]] refused to support him because of his conservative views. By his early twenties, Teepell had taken charge of the Madison Project, a [[political action committee]] founded by Farris that raised funds for [[Christian]] conservative candidates nationwide. He also worked in certain Virginia legislative campaigns, but the state turned heavily [[Democratic Party|Democrat]].<ref name=notp>Stephanie Stokes "Competitive spirit drives Jindal's top gun," ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' October 28, 2007.</ref>
Regarding his lack of formal education, Teepell said that he fell into political organization mostly by accident:<blockquote>
Regarding his lack of formal education, Teepell said that he fell into political organization mostly by accident:<blockquote>