21 minutes ago18-year-old elected US mayor
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(4 years ago)An 18-year-old student has been chosen to serve as mayor of a town east of Arkansas. It has thus become one of the youngest people to have served as the highest leader in a U.S. city. Jaylen Smith, elected mayor of Earle in Tuesday's runoff, winning [...]
It has thus become one of the youngest people to have served as the highest leader in a U.S. city.
Jaylen Smith, was elected mayor of Earle in Tuesday's runoff, winning 235 votes to 183 of Nemi Matthews, according to the results, CNN reports.
I didn't run to make a name for myself,” Smith told CNN on Wednesday. “I ran because I wanted to help my community and take it to a higher level”.
He is among the youngest mayors of elected municipalities in the United States and would be the youngest member of the Association of African-American Mayors.
