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Arkansas city elects 18-year-old to be next mayor
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By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Jaylen Smith graduated from high school in May. Less than a year later, the 18-year-old will be tasked with governing Earle, Arkansas, as the rural city’s newly elected mayor. Smith, a Democrat, was elected mayor of Earle — population 1,831 — on Tuesday.
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By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Jaylen Smith graduated from high school in May. Less than a year later, the 18-year-old will be tasked with governing Earle, Arkansas, as the rural city’s newly elected mayor. Smith, a Democrat, was elected mayor of Earle — population 1,831 — on Tuesday.
Jaylen Smith is only 18 years old, and has become the new mayor of Earle, Arkansas, making him the youngest Black person to ever take this position in the United States.
