19 year old elected as Mayor of Muskogee

[KelJu]

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MUSKOGEE â?????? John Tyler Hammons may have already performed his grandest feat as mayor, even before taking office.

Hammons, 19, beat his 70-year-old opponent in a runoff election Tuesday, getting nearly 70 percent of the vote.

Hammons, who just completed his first year at the University of Oklahoma, spent Wednesday fielding questions from national news networks and producers of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.â???

"Everybody has the same question,â??? said Hammons, who will be a delegate to the Republican National Convention in the fall. "â?????Why would you do this at 19?' I think they're fair questions. A lot of people are asking if I think I can do this. Of course I think I can do this, or I wouldn't have run. The voters think I can do this. It's amazing what some people think you don't know.â???

 

[ZECH]

He may be a bright kid, but I can tell you he has a ton to learn, even at a city or town level.

 

[tucker01]

So do all politicians!