Youngest female mayor in US history — a Trump-supporting college student in Georgia — chats about governing small town 'The older generation is not always going to be around to handle things.'
The youngest female ever to assume a mayoral office in the United States is quickly learning to balance her private and political life in a tiny town in southern Georgia.
Last November, Brooke Huckaby was elected to serve as mayor of Arabi, Georgia, a small town with fewer than 450 residents about 150 miles south of Atlanta. She then took office in January and quickly learned firsthand that a mayor has more than a ceremonial role.
"I feel like I'm living three different lives sometimes because I'm bouncing from an interview like this and then I'm going to class, and then I'm going to work so balancing all that has, I would not say it's been a struggle, but it has been challenge, but one that I feel like I'm up to," she said recently.
As part of her municipal responsibilities, Huckaby has tackled important local concerns ranging from road construction to internet access, the Daily Mail reported. When stuck, she can always turn to her father, Craig Huckaby, who served as the mayor of Arabi for 12 years before his daughter took over in January.
Craig Huckaby is certainly proud of Brooke's accomplishments. He described her as "smart" and capable. "She'll do well," he claimed. He also gave her sound advice: "Be cautious and hear out both sides."
Brooke Huckaby does seem wise beyond her 21 years. In fact, she claimed that she became involved in local politics to help inspire other young people to become better engaged....................
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