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Teen mayor candidate balances homework, campaign schedule

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    18-year-old USC sophomore runs for office in Fremont, California

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He's eighteen just barely able to vote and -- at -- is running for mayor of his hometown Fremont.

-- -- paying attention to their local politics I was about 1011 years old.

So I know what's been going on for the past two years and I know exactly what needs to be done.

A -- is a sophomore at USC majoring in mechanical engineering he is a second degree black belt in Taekwondo.

He's Valentin homered with a busy campaign schedule right this man.

And so this is like her campaign had cars -- -- campaign offices just on the hall from his bedroom.

-- social media campaign is attracted more than 161000.

Page views and he says it's encouraged many young people to register to vote.

Get involved in the campaign when someone has a passion.

And you'll have that commitment to.

He -- have to let uncle he kids can take and it's been a party is writing against four other candidates all vying to replace the departing mayor.

Including ski show and bill Harrison who both have served on City Council.

And -- not Russian -- an urban planner and the city's nightmare I got the experience have got the expertise and got the energy in the enthusiasts and not -- -- says she's never met -- -- but is glad to see a young person running for office we have a lot of interest and tremendous amount of participation by the younger generation and that to me -- a promising sign.

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