Three New Hampshire teens running for office
Categories: Teens & Tweens, Education
Three New Hampshire teens are voting in their first elections this November, with a special twist. Their names will be on the ballot.The teens, who are all college students, are running for legislature on the Democratic ballot. One student is 18 and is studying government at Harvard University. The other two, who are 19, study at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Northeastern University.
Oddly enough, none of the three actually live in New Hampshire during the school year.
The teens are using technology, such as "Facebook" and blogs, along with door to door campaigning, to line up support. While I'm not sure if I'd want a 19-year-old making laws for me, I think it is great that they are making an effort to follow their dreams and make a change.
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Angelica 10-31-2006 @ 10:12AM
If the 19 year-olds are our future, then I sure would want them to make our laws, if the platforms they stand on are based on facts and support from their party members.
Chronological age sometimes has nothing to do with how a person can efficiently make decisions and how effectively they would be able to hold and run office.
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ann adams 10-31-2006 @ 5:10PM
No way they could be any worse and they haven't had time to become cynical or corrupt.
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