Is Politics a 'Young People's' Game? Rutgers' Eagleton Institute to Offer Panel Featuring 'Youthful' Elected Officials
Nov. 29, 2007
EDITORS NOTE: ATTENTION POLITICAL, ASSIGNMENT EDITORS, if you plan to attend this free public event, contact Steve Manas, Office of Media Relations, 732-932-7084,
ext. 612, or Randi Chmielewski at randic@rci.rutgers.edu.
IS POLITICS A YOUNG PEOPLES GAME?
RUTGERS EAGLETON INSTITUTE TO OFFER PANEL
FEATURING YOUTHFUL ELECTED OFFICIALS
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| WHAT: | Young Elected Officials Panel Discussion, a follow-up to the Eagleton Institute of Politics Young Elected Leaders Project that compiled information concerning the demographics and personal characteristics of the nations up-and-coming political leaders, aged 35 and younger, as well as their stand on the issues and the forces that shaped them |
| WHO: | Scheduled panelists are Assemblywoman and State Sen.-elect Jennifer Beck, Edison Township Mayor Jun Choi and Jersey City Councilman Steven M. Fulop. Freelance journalist John R.D. Celock will moderate. |
| WHEN: | 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3 |
| WHERE: | Eagleton Institute of Politics, 191 Ryders Lane, Douglass Campus, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick. Members of the public should R.S.V.P. to eagleton.events@rutgers.edu or 732-932-9384, ext. 331. |
BACKGROUND: More than half of todays top elected officials won their first public office at age 35 or younger. If tomorrows top leadership is likely to come from todays young elected leaders, the electorate must become knowledgeable about who they are, the forces that influenced them and their positions on the issues. Panelists are expected to discuss their motivation to enter public service and describe how young people can become involved with the political process.
Contact: Steve Manas
732-932-7084, Ext. 612
E-mail: smanas@ur.rutgers.edu
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