One of the new members of Board of Education is also a high school senior.
Mike Kahoe turned 18 on Oct. 10. On Tuesday, he was elected to the school board. He says this makes him the youngest elected official currently serving in Ohio.
Kahoe says his age may have been a barrier to overcome on the campaign trail, but that it鈥檚 a benefit on the board.
鈥淓very decision that the school board鈥檚 made the past 12 years, every policy they鈥檝e created, I鈥檓 one of the people that is actually affected," he says. "So, I bring really just a new, fresh perspective on things.鈥�
Kahoe ran on a three step plan to increase transparency. He wants to have a 鈥渕eet your board member鈥� meeting for residents and make full meetings and short recaps available for viewing.
He says he鈥檚 always had an interest in politics and even volunteered on a few campaigns, but campaigning himself was different. He says he owes his success to the grassroots campaign he and his volunteers ran.
Kahoe will graduate in June and plans to attend college in the area.
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