Teen candidate for Kansas governor says he's campaigning against 'Old Man Principles'
BY JOHN BOWDEN - 03/03/18 10:32 AM EST
One of the teen candidates for governor in Kansas this year is taking direct shots at some of his older challengers.
17-year-old Tyler Ruzich, a Republican candidate for governor among five other teens running for the state's highest office, told The Washington Post in an interview that "Old Man Principles" like those held by current elected officials aren't working for the country.
Ruzich told the Post that the founding fathers envisioned the U.S. as a land where citizens as young as him could hold positions of responsibility and authority, adding that they likely didn't envision a reality television star such as President Trump holding office.
“You know, lots of people ask me, what can you, Tyler Ruzich, do for people my age?” Ruzich said. "I say, we keep continuing these Old Man Principles that aren’t working. In [Alexander] Hamilton’s time, someone my age could be commander of a frigate. Did the Founding Fathers consider that a 17-year-old might be governor? I don’t know."
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