Discussion of youth and politics usually conjures up images of angry student protests and 18-year-olds headed to the polls for the first time. Three New Hampshire college students, however, are changing this perception by running for office.
Alexander Gallichon, an 18-year-old student at Harvard University, is running for a seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. He is running on a three-pronged agenda, which aims to "define"and "fund"a superior education system, provide "all of New Hampshire’s residents"with "access to affordable healthcare,"and to improve
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Andrew Edwards, a student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, will be running against Gallichon for a seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Similar to Gallichon, he insists that the New Hampshire educational system be improved and offers a young and unique perspective on the issues. Raising the minimum wage and protecting the environment also top his list of policy goals.
In the sixth district, Jeffrey Fontas, a 19-year-old student at Northeastern University in Boston, is also running for state representative. Just like his counterparts, Fontas is a Democrat and proud of the fact that he will "be able to provide a voice for young people in the State House that is so rarely heard"and he has the "potential to bring new and innovative solutions into the legislative marketplace of ideas."
If any of these young candidates are elected, it will be both because voters realize that the youth voice is far too often muffled in politics and because they realize the "potential"and unique outlook that this voice offers.
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Sources:
www.democracyfornewhampshire.com
www.boston.com
www.gallichon.org
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