Keith Curry
Mayor
City Hall
City Hall
Mayor
I set policy and tone for the city and provide a vision for the future.
I stop at the office, sign documents, review the upcoming agenda with the city manager, and often write an Op-Ed. for the paper. This can involve setting strategy and anticipating problems and issues that may arise. I also appear at many community groups and occasionally make a speech on what is going on in the city.
Here's the first step for high school students
Politics is a young person's game. You can advance very fast and campaigns are always looking for volunteers. Study history and campaign strategy. With the new social media, you may be smarter already than an old hand like me. Decide why you want to be in politics or government, and answer President Kennedy's call to public service. Remember, it is a service and a privilege to serve the people.
"You should be more partisan, or run for an office I didn't want to hold."