Yesterday, Reagan had a brief moment after winning her fourth-grade debate tournament to do an interview and photoshoot with the good people at American Girls of the Future.

American Girls of the Future: Hi there, Reagan! Congrats on winning your debate tournament today! How did it go?

Reagan: Thank you! Winning today’s tournament was a lot of fun. We debated about whether all school districts should require students to wear uniforms. It was fun, but I can’t wait until I get to middle school. The middle-school team gets to debate about the US’s relations with Russia! So much cooler. Sometimes I worry that my best friend, Michelle, won’t want to be my partner again next year, since she might not want to do debate when the topics are so difficult. She might be more interested in joining the basketball team instead. Oh well. I’ll worry about that later. There are bigger things to worry about right now.

AGOTF: Sorry to hear that! We’re sure you’ll be amazing on your middle-school team, when you get there. What other things are worrying you right now?

Reagan: A lot of things, actually! Last week, I announced that I was running for fourth-grade class president. I thought it would be good practice, since I plan to run for President of the United States when I grow up! So, I guess debating the school uniform topic today was good practice for that. But I’m really stressed out about my campaign!

AGOTF: What is stressing you out, Reagan? You seem like such a confident young lady!

Reagan: Aw, well thank you. I’m stressed because I’ve heard a lot of people say they plan to vote for my opponent, Peter McDonald. He’s making lots of promises to the student body that I know he can’t keep: things like making the monthly cafeteria pizza party happen every day. I even heard him promise someone that he’d get rid of homework! Ugh. Do all politicians have to lie?

AGOTF: Sometimes it seems that way, doesn’t it? We hope that you can win the election by staying true to yourself and making reasonable promises for the students.

Reagan: Thank you! I might have to introduce some new issues into the election. I just found out yesterday that my mom might lose the health insurance her job provides. A lot of kids in my class don’t even know much about health insurance yet. But my mom’s insurance covers me and my dad, too. So if she loses it, that could be a big problem! I don’t know if maybe other kids at school are going through similar things and are afraid to talk about it. Do you think I should introduce this into my campaign? I’m not sure.

AGOTF: That sounds like a great issue to talk about in your campaign! What aren’t you sure about?

Reagan: Sometimes my parents tell me that voicing my opinion about big issues like this could be controversial, meaning that some kids may disagree with me and not like me anymore. But I think we could talk about big issues like health care in the election. I could start a support group or something for kids whose families are going through similar things. And we could work together to find ways to make sure everyone can see a doctor when they need to. Maybe we could host fundraisers or something to raise money for people’s medical bills. I don’t know. I’m just brainstorming.

AGOTF: Those all sound like great ideas. We will be rooting for you to win the election!

Reagan: Thanks so much!

AGOTF: It was great talking with you today. Thanks for taking the time out of your busy day to tell us about yourself!

Reagan: Of course! Thanks for your encouragement about my campaign. Let’s hope it goes well!

Do you think Reagan can win the class election?

What issues do you think she should introduce into her campaign, and what are some plans she should propose?

Do you think her idea to start a support group and host fundraisers for kids who have lost their health care will be effective?

Let her know in the comments!