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Haywood went on to say, “My age is my biggest asset.”

The Cardinal Stritch University student won’t be sworn in until next January he will most likely be the youngest person to serve in any state legislature in the U.S. Haywood has been involved in politics since he was 13 when he worked on Democratic Representative David Bowen’s campaigns.

Then at 14 Haywood served on Milwaukee Youth Council and later elected president of the council. Haywood has spent most of his teenage years building his political resume.

Haywood wants to improve voting rights and conditions of the lives of residents of Milwaukee.

“Adding the requirement of registering to vote is very important, especially in my district where we get a very low [voter] turnout compared to a total population,” Haywood said.

Haywood father Kalan Haywood Sr. believes the state legislature needs young people to generate new ideas according to Biz Times.

“The state legislature as a whole — they are missing a young person’s perspective,” he said. “I want to make sure MPS (Milwaukee Public Schools) gets proper funding — I am a proud MPS graduate.”

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