Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Family Ties, Career Goals, September 11 and More: What Motivates a Young Person to Run for Elective Office -- Chapter 2 From Bringing Baseball to Los Angeles to Taking Pictures with Voters: How Young Elected Officials are Thinking Outside the Box -- Chapter 3 "I look like I'm 12": The Reaction to Young Elected Officials -- Chapter 4 The President in Waiting? The Ambitions of Young Elected Officials -- Chapter 5 The Challenges Faced by Young Elected Offcials Running for Office Today -- Chapter 6 "I got asked constantly what my husband thought": The Challenges Faced by Young Women in Elective Office -- Chapter 7 From Dating to Parenting: The Impact of Politics on the Personal Lives of Young Elected Officials -- Chapter 8 Oregon's History of Young Elected Officials -- Chapter 9 "I need to prove that I was not elected by my frat buddies": North Dakota's Forty-second Legislative District -- Chapter 10 The Jersey Collision that Won't Happen: The Story of Steven Fulop and Peter Cammarano -- Chapter 11 Does the Mayor Have to Listen When the Principal Calls Him to the Office? Young Mayors in America -- Chapter 12 Conclusion -- Appendix: Young Elected Officials -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.