STAFF REPORTS

JOHNSON

Kyle Mayor Lucy Johnson will join more than 200 other young elected officials in Washington, DC next week at the fifth annual convening of the national Young Elected Officials Network.

The participants, elected officials from across the country, are all under the age of 35. The young leaders will meet with a number of national leaders in Washington and share with each other their policy ideas, leadership strategies, and best practices.

“I’m really excited to have the opportunity to meet other young people in my position and get to share our ideas and unique perspective on governance and public policy issues,” Johnson said.

Johnson, age 26, was elected mayor three months ago in a special election on February 13th, after serving as a councilmember. At the convening, she will share and discuss with other elected officials best practices for local governance, including job creation, economic development, budgetary reform, energy efficiency and protecting the environment.

The Young Elected Officials Network consists of over 550 young city, county, state and federal officials from all 50 states.