from winning votes to become mayor of the small arkansas town. the mayor-elect smith is set to become the youngest black mayor in u.s. history at 18 years old. and the payor-elect jalen smith joins us now. mr. mayor-elect, thank you for joining us. congratulations on your big win this year. just a year ago, i think, you were the president of your high school class. now the mayor of earl. tell us about why you ran for office. good morning. thank you for having me. the reason i ran for mayor, it all started in high school. the student government association i joined the organization in 7th grade, but we made a dear friends in the school district. also made an impact in the community. and so that drove me to want to be mayor today. go ahead, joe.