Meet 18-year-old who grew to become youngest mayor in US historical past

18-year-old Jaylen Smith created historical past after successful the election as mayor of a small city in US’s Arkansas.

Arkansas,UPDATED: Dec 8, 2022 10:52 IST

Jaylen Smith throughout mayoral debate. (Photo: Facebook/Jaylen Smith)

By India Today Web Desk: Jaylen Smith, an 18-year-old faculty freshman, is now the youngest mayor within the historical past of the United States after defeating his opponent for the place in a small city of Arkansas state.

Smith was elected as mayor of a small city Earle on Tuesday. He defeated his opponent, Nemi Matthews, the town’s avenue and sanitation superintendent, by 235 votes to 185, in keeping with native media.

Jaylen Smith graduated from highschool earlier this yr. The Earle city, situated in japanese Arkansas, about 30 miles west of the Mississippi River and Memphis, Tennessee, has a inhabitants of 1,831, in keeping with the 2020 census.

He thanked his supporters on his Facebook web page and mentioned, “It’s time to build a better chapter of Earle, Arkansas”.

“My mom can’t stop crying,” Smith advised the media on Wednesday.

During the marketing campaign, Smith, who graduated from Earle High School in May, known as for bettering public security, restoring or eradicating deserted houses and buildings and implementing new emergency preparedness plans.

“Why should I have to be great somewhere else when I could be great in Earle, Arkansas?” he mentioned.

(With inputs from Reuters)

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Dec 8, 2022