Georgia college student, 21, becomes youngest woman to take office in American history

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Published: 11:38 EDT, 9 July 2024 | Updated: 11:42 EDT, 9 July 2024

A 21-year-old Georgia assemblage student has becomes nan youngest female politician to return agency successful American history.

Brooke Huckaby, a student astatine Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, was elected Republican politician of Arabi, Georgia connected November 7.

Despite being hardly aged capable to bid a drink, Huckaby is already tackling awesome issues successful her mini municipality of Arabi, located 150 miles southbound of Atlanta.

'It's conscionable really concerning to maine really group my property aren't progressive successful our system aliases authorities aliases immoderate existent point going connected successful nan world, and I conscionable wanted to beryllium nan 1 to beryllium capable to make that alteration and return that measurement guardant wherever different group aren't,' she told Fox News Sunday. 

The young lawmaker's begetter Craig Huckaby, who was nan erstwhile politician for complete a decade, praised his daughter's efforts, telling Abacstallion he was caught disconnected defender by her determination to run.  

Brooke Huckaby, a student astatine Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, was elected politician of Arabi, Georgia connected November 7, becoming nan youngest female to return agency successful American history

Her father, Craig Huckaby, who was nan erstwhile politician for complete a decade, praised his daughter's efforts, telling Abacstallion that he was caught disconnected defender by her determination to run.

Brooke said she was initially hesitant to pass her begetter of her governmental aspirations, keeping her candidacy nether wraps for respective days earlier letting it out. 

Craig was politician for 12 years earlier he decided not to activity reelection. 

'On a Tuesday, I deliberation she signed up, and it was Thursday earlier I recovered retired from my caput astatine City Hall,' he said. 

'I thought possibly I talked her retired of running. I was a small shocked then, but I'm glad, and she's a smart girl. She'll do well,' he added.

Brooke replied, 'I deliberation I wanted it to benignant of beryllium capable to sneak up connected him.' 

The young politician is tackling respective cardinal issues, including roadworthy construction, organization conflict resolution, and improving net connectivity

Following successful her father's footsteps, Huckaby is besides moving to found a constabulary section successful Arabi

The young politician is tackling respective cardinal issues, including roadworthy construction, organization conflict resolution, and improving net connectivity. 

Huckaby has initiated a business pinch Southern Fireworks to heighten FiberOptics successful Arabi. 

Following successful her father's footsteps, Huckaby is besides moving to found a constabulary section successful Arabi.

'When Brooke came successful there, she made immoderate connections and had immoderate group to travel talk to nan council, past they were persuaded to move guardant pinch it.' 

Her begetter advised her to 'Be cautious and perceive retired some sides.' 

Brooke, a republican, published photos of herself connected societal media sporting merchandise supporting erstwhile President Donald Trump

Brooke, a Republican, published photos of herself connected societal media sporting merchandise supporting erstwhile President Donald Trump. 

'I really do [hope much young group go leaders],' she said 

'It's really clip we commencement caring astir nan world that we're making for our children and their early and, correct now, I don't deliberation excessively galore group are worried astir that.'

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