Youth Activism at its Finest
Complaints are heard world wide of the lackluster spirit of change in today’s youth, 19-year old John Tyler Hammons at the University of Oklahoma begs to differ. He won the mayoral race on May 13, 2008 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, becoming one of the youngest mayors in the country.
“The public placing their trust in me is the greatest, humbling and most awesome experience I’ve ever had in my life,” Hammons said.
John Tyler Hammons won with 70 percent of the vote over former Mayor Hershel Ray McBride after a runoff election for the nonpartisan mayoral post after neither secured 50 percent of the vote in a six-person election on April 1. They were running to replace outgoing Mayor Wren Stratton, who decided not to seek re-election after one term in office.
Hammons serves as a humble reminder that today’s youth are not a lost cause but rather a generation that is thirsty for change and ready to take action.
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