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Nearly one year after becoming one of the youngest elected politicians ever in Fresno County (age 20) and winning by the slimmest of margins (eight votes), Kingsburg City Councilwoman Jewel Hurtado wanted to give back.
To celebrate her 21st birthday, Hurtado held a fundraiser event last Friday, even though she isn’t up for reelection until 2022.
“I want to put it back in my community,” Hurtado told Politics 101. “I want to make things community based, that people feel they are part of the picture.”
Hurtado plans to use the funds raised to create a youth leaders scholarship, sponsor a Veterans Day breakfast, and host town halls/block parties.
“The best way to bond (with the community) is over food,” Hurtado said.
Much of Hurtado’s media attention focuses on her age and her support from many of the county’s Democratic Party leaders — not to mention Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. But people I talked to in Kingsburg say that the most notable thing about Hurtado is the stellar job she’s doing on the city council.
“Potholes don’t get fixed by Republicans or Democrats,” Hurtado noted.
At many events, she has her toddler son, Anthony, in tow. She is also studying sociology at Fresno City College.
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