U. of Okla. freshman, 19, elected mayor of Muskogee

[Newsjock]

Source: Associated Press

A 19-year-old freshman at the University of Oklahoma was elected mayor Tuesday of Muskogee, a city of 38,000 in the northeastern part of the state.

With all precincts reporting, John Tyler Hammons won with 70 percent of the vote over former Mayor Hershel Ray McBride, said Muskogee County Election Board Secretary Bill Bull.

"The public placing their trust in me is the greatest, humbling and most awesome experience I've ever had in my life," said Hammons, who is from Muskogee but attends the university in Norman.

The two candidates squared off in a runoff election for the nonpartisan post after neither secured 50 percent of the vote in a six-person election April 1.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/05/13/national/a191703D15.DTL&tsp=1

[notadmblnd]

1. Could we have another Micheal Moore in the making?

IIRC, Mike ran and won a political office early in his career. I'm thinking school board, or mayor?

[Manifestor_of_Light]

4. I think he got elected to the Flint School Board at age 18.

Don't quote me on this, I have not looked it up.

[Berry Cool]

2. I bet he's proud.

Just sayin'.

[Robbien]

3. The guy he ran against was 70 years old

That must have been some campaign.

[eridani]

5. Shades of Dennis Kucinich!

Let's hear it for the next generation of Dems!

[depakid]

6. People must REALLY not have liked his opponent

the former mayor.

[coriolis]

8. Not that so much as just wanted some new blood.

:D

[coriolis]

7. He's a nice kid, I've known him all his life

His pop and I are friends.
:D