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He's 13 and he's running to be the next governor of Vermont [View all]
From https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/30/politics/ethan-sonneborn-governor-vermont-teen-trnd/index.html
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He's 13 and he's running to be the next governor of Vermont
By Marlena Baldacci, CNN
Updated 8:46 PM ET, Fri March 30, 2018
(CNN)Ethan Sonneborn is an eighth grader who loves basketball, fishing and writing.
He also wants to be governor of Vermont. Not when he grows up, but now.
And thanks to the fact that there are no state laws that require gubernatorial candidates to be a certain age, Ethan is officially the youngest candidate to run for that office in Vermont history.
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"Also, not having a driver's license. He's dependent on other people for rides to statewide events he speaks at."
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By Marlena Baldacci, CNN
Updated 8:46 PM ET, Fri March 30, 2018
(CNN)Ethan Sonneborn is an eighth grader who loves basketball, fishing and writing.
He also wants to be governor of Vermont. Not when he grows up, but now.
And thanks to the fact that there are no state laws that require gubernatorial candidates to be a certain age, Ethan is officially the youngest candidate to run for that office in Vermont history.
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"Also, not having a driver's license. He's dependent on other people for rides to statewide events he speaks at."
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