Running for office and being involved in municipal government is no longer for the elders (not that it every really was, but you know, perception and all). Metro Detroit's leaders are getting a jolt of youth and the youngsters are starting to not only get involved but also get elected.
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Many of metro Detroit's young municipal leaders cannot run for the nation's highest office (they're not even 35 years old), but they can serve their communities and vote for change they believe will make their locales better.
"There are some influential young people who have done tremendous things -- Martin Luther King Jr., even Malcolm X. Outside politics, the guys who started Google. These are young people who started these companies and major transitions and changes in our world," said Tate, who turned 35 last month.
Ferndale City Councilwoman Kate Baker, 29, said people were excited to have someone "well-educated, active and interested in moving the city and region forward" when she was elected two years ago to a four-year seat.
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