Citizenship in Small Town America : Three Teens Elected Mayor
Friday November 11, 2005
Three 18-year-old high school students were elected mayor of their small towns on Tuesday -- two only turned 18 after the ballot registration cut-off or primary elections. Two other teens were elected to the city council in Waterville Village, OH and Westbrook, ME. Details on the mayoral races:
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- Michael Sessions - Hillsdale, MI (pop 8,233, map) - is leading his 51-year-old incumbent 670-668. This race has received the most media attention. Hillsdale is in south central Michigan, near Ohio and Indiana and is home to Hillsdale College.
- Sam Juhl - Roland, IA (pop 1,324, map) - was the only candidate on the ballot and received 48 percent of all votes cast. Roland is in central Iowa.
- Christopher R. Seeley - Linesvale, PA (pop 1,155, map) - won with 144 votes, nearly twice that of his opponent, a city a councilman. Like Sessions, Seely wasn't old enough to vote in the primary. Linesville is about 90 miles north of Pittsburgh, near the Ohio border.
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Comments
What happens to these kids when they go to college?
You’re assuming that a) they will go to college and b) it means that they have to leave their hometown. At least in one instance, there is a college in the hometown.