Cristiano Almeida, a Southington 5th grader, took his oath of office as the ninth Kid Governor for the state of Connecticut. Alongside him were six new Cabinet members who were also inaugurated today at Connecticut’s Old State House.
Elisavet “Ellie” Mendez, a fifth-grade student at Monroe Elementary School, is Connecticut’s Kid Governor for 2023. She was sworn into office Friday in.
A fifth-grader from Monroe who ran for 2023 Connecticut’s Kid Governor on a platform of bringing awareness to anxiety and depression in youth has been elected by her peers, the Connecticut Democracy Center announced Tuesday.