The kids are rocking it!!! 

I hope more decide to get involved with politics and innovate solutions the old guard hasn't even considered. 

Teen governor? Kansas youths take on adults in a heartland US state

"....Emboldened by the Trump era, where anything seems possible in American politics, the teens are challenging the status quo in a deeply Republican state.

"I view this as really an important opportunity to get younger people involved," Ruzich, a Republican, told AFP.

The teenage candidates are taking advantage of the fact that Kansas has no age restrictions on who can run for governor -- one candidate even jokingly suggested that a dog could get on the ballot.

The only other state with such permissive election laws, sparsely populated Vermont, in the northeast, has a 13-year-old gubernatorial candidate.

- People are 'fed up' -

Jack Bergeson, 16, was the first Kansas teen to file election papers in the spring of 2016. The novelty of it landed him on a national late-night talk show and drew the attention of news media.

By this summer, 17-year-olds Ruzich and Ethan Randleas had joined the race; Dominic Scavuzzo announced his candidacy in the fall. And last week, 16-year-old Joseph Tutera Jr. became the latest teen to seek the state's highest office.

"It's an overall good thing. People are showing that the younger generation is here to make an impact," Bergeson told AFP. ...."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-5030235/Teen-governor-Kansas-youths-adults-heartland-US-state.html