No
A political career in the Sims 3 can be obtained by going to the City Hall. Your sims will need a high charisma level to get to the top of the political career latter.
it is....set career [career/level]
You need the sims 3 ambitions. If you do then when you click on the school you can join the EDUCATION career.
join the political career track.
ya if u join the criminal career