Bio:

of Sparta, N.J., attends American University and majors in political science. As a high school senior, he won a contested election for a seat on the Sussex County (N.J.) Republican Committee, becoming the youngest elected official in the state and pegged as one of 50 Rising Stars in New Jersey Politics by PoliticsNJ.com. He has volunteered on nearly two dozen political campaigns at all levels in several states and was founder and chairman of the Sparta Teen-Age Republicans. He is a co-founder of Students for Academic Freedom and an officer of the College Republicans at American University. He is an Eagle Scout.

School: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY