John Tyler Hammons is a 19-year-old political science student who dreams of becoming US president. He certainly got off to a good start earlier this month when he was elected mayor of Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Hammons is a first-year student at the University of Oklahoma. He won the job to lead the city of 40,000 with 70 percent of the vote over a former mayor. The incumbent did not take part in the race.
“The campaign was great, it was fun and we won the trust of the people,” Hammons said.
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“I want an open government. I don’t have the monopoly on good ideas,” he added.
Hammons took office last week for the start of a two-year term. He said that he plans to continue on with university, but expects to transfer to a school closer to Muskogee.
And for Hammons, becoming mayor is only the first step of what he hopes will be a great political career.
“I would like to be governor of Oklahoma and president of the United States,” he said.(STAFF WRITER, WITH AFP)
夢想成為美國總統的十九歲政治系學生約翰.泰勒.哈蒙斯,本月初當選奧克拉荷馬州馬斯科吉市市長,而這無疑是個好的開始。
哈蒙斯是奧克拉荷馬大學大一的學生,他以七成得票率打敗曾任市長的競爭者,當選四萬市民的新領袖。現任市長此次並未參選。
哈蒙斯說:「競選活動很成功,過程很有趣,我們也贏得市民的信任。」
他補充說:「我希望建立一個開放的政府,歡迎大家提供好點子。」
哈蒙斯上週就職,展開兩年市長任期,他表示計畫繼續完成學業,但有意轉學到離馬斯科吉市較近的學校就讀。
對哈蒙斯來說,當選市長只是他偉大政治生涯藍圖中的第一步。
他說:「我還想成為奧克拉荷馬州州長,以及美國總統。」(法新社�翻譯:袁星塵)
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