Rudy Kleysteuber

In the following viewpoint, Rudy Kleysteuber asserts that while voter turnout among young people has been declining, many youths are active in public service, volunteer work, and political support networks. Furthermore, he contends that numerous youths run for and hold political office. Kleysteuber is a staff reporter for the Wall Street Journal.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. How does Jason Nastke describe today’s youth"
2. According to Kleysteuber, where are youths’ interests in politics especially visible"
3. To what factor does Brett Bruen attribute his loss in a primary election for city council"

Stephanie McLeod was elected to public office at the age of 20.

On Nov. 3, 1998, she won 16,251 votes and a seat on her county’s nine-member Mosquito Control Board. “I went and spoke in public forums, and I had...