BREAKING NEWS: Oregon Kid Governor 2022 ELECTED
Channel: Oregon Secretary of State
Date: 23/11/2021

The vote from fifth graders across Oregon is in and we have a winner for the 2022 Statewide Election for Oregon’s kid governor. 

There were seven candidates on the ballot including:
• Andy, whose platform is homelessness help.
• Benjamin, who wants to focus their platform on creating a stronger community.
• Emerie, whose platform is ending animal abuse in Oregon.
• Gwendolyn, who wants focus on was climate change.
• Katy, who plans to address equal opportunities.
• Kinley, whose platform is reducing food waste. 
• Vedant, whose wants to focus on physical and mental health in kids’ development. 

Follow along with the elected Kid Governor's efforts here: 
https://or.kidgovernor.org/ 

The six other finalists in the statewide election will serve in the Kid Governor’s cabinet and help implement the Kid Governor's Three-Point plan. While also supporting each other in achieving their own platform. 

In this program run by the Oregon Secretary of State, every candidate identified very important issues facing our state, developed meaningful platforms and created passionate campaign videos. Every fifth grader who participated should be proud of their hard work. This year the Oregon Kid Governor election saw record breaking youth turnout. Fifth graders across Oregon showed that voting is a very important civic responsibility. 

To learn more about this free program for fifth graders, go to https://or.kidgovernor.org/