19-year-old running for Stony Point Town Council
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Apr 06, 2021, 8:00pm EDT
A 19-year-old is running for town council in Stony Point.
If Aidan Rowan is elected, he would be the youngest person to ever serve on the town board - and among very few politicians nationwide born in the 2000s.
The teenager will face off against three other Republicans in a primary this June.
Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro won his first seat on a village board at 18 years old. One year later, he became the youngest mayor in the country and then the youngest county executive in Dutchess history.