http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/14/freshman.mayor.ap/index.html

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" MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma (AP) -- A 19-year-old freshman at the University of Oklahoma was elected mayor Tuesday of Muskogee, a city of 38,000 in the northeastern part of the state. art.hammons.file.jpg John Tyler Hammons will be sworn in next week as mayor of Muskogee, Oklahoma. With all precincts reporting, John Tyler Hammons won with 70 percent of the vote over former Mayor Hershel Ray McBride, said Muskogee County Election Board Secretary Bill Bull. "The public placing their trust in me is the greatest, humbling and most awesome experience I've ever had in my life," said Hammons, who is from Muskogee but attends the university in Norman. The two candidates squared off in a runoff election for the nonpartisan post after neither secured 50 percent of the vote in a six-person election April 1. Hammons, who will be sworn in next week, said he plans to continue his college education but expects to transfer to a school closer to Muskogee. "Being elected does not change my desire to continue my education," he said. "We will schedule our time in an appropriate fashion so that I can be mayor and stay in school." Hammons replaces Wren Stratton, who decided not to seek re-election after one term. The mayor leads the nine-member city council and serves as a voting member. Hammons said a key to his platform that resonated with voters was openness of government and keeping citizens better informed of city operations. "I think that's been a detriment to the trust of the citizens of Muskogee," he said. "Once we have that trust, we can solve any other problem." E-mail to a friend E-mail to a friend "

I bet this started as a dare.

5/14/2008 10:30:44 AM

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"I bet this started as a dare."

5/14/2008 10:31:54 AM

meh...happens every few years

5/14/2008 10:33:04 AM

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"E-mail to a friend E-mail to a friend " "

lazy ass

5/14/2008 10:33:18 AM

the town must have a good sense of humor

5/14/2008 10:33:31 AM

mayor's office... who's there please?

5/14/2008 10:33:50 AM

seriously


i want to run for mayor of rocky mount.



how do i make this happen?

5/14/2008 10:38:31 AM

In a couple months we'll see a headline that reads:

"Mayor of Muskogee, OK Arrested for Underage Possession of Alcohol"

[Edited on May 14, 2008 at 11:01 AM. Reason : spelling is tough]

5/14/2008 10:41:04 AM

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"Undergae"

lol under-gay

5/14/2008 10:42:10 AM

The average IQ must be around 80 there for a town to have to elect a 19 year-old for mayor .

5/14/2008 10:47:03 AM

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"We will schedule our time in an appropriate fashion so that I can be mayor and stay in school"

5/14/2008 11:16:51 AM

I'm just an Okie from Muskogee.

5/14/2008 11:39:09 AM

We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee?

5/14/2008 11:39:28 AM

There was some 13 year old who was mayor of a really small town of Texas once

5/14/2008 11:50:15 AM

He should have dressed up like a pirate during his campaigning.

5/14/2008 11:51:18 AM

<- Jealous.

5/14/2008 12:26:48 PM