""I don't expect necessarily to win, but I do expect to start the movement, and get more young people to come in behind me and say, 'Yeah, we also want to make change.'""
""I know it sounds crazy, a 14-year-old running for governor, but honestly, look at the people in charge right now. They've been doing this forever and things still aren't working.""
""In theory, a 4-year-old could run for governor. Should we be worried about it? No.""
Dean Roy, a 14-year-old freshman at Stowe High School, is running for governor in Vermont, becoming the first candidate under 18 on the state's general election ballot. He aims to inspire other young people to engage in politics, despite not expecting to win. Roy created the Freedom and Unity party to secure his candidacy, as Vermont's constitution has no minimum age requirement for gubernatorial candidates. Critics, including a law professor, question the implications of such a young candidate, but Roy believes change is necessary.
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