21 year-old College Republican wins Mayorial race
Posted by punch bowl | Posted in CR gossip | Posted on 08-11-2007
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Waterville, Ohio – Councilman Derek Merrin, an unabashed admirer of economist Milton Friedman, handily defeated incumbent Chuck Peyton, who was mayor of Waterville for two terms in the 1980s.
Mr. Merrin is a history major at the University of Toledo who took his city council seat only last year.
Congratulations, Derek.
I bet he had a YouTube video and a facebook group – a combination which cannot be stopped, only contained.
Why did you have to call the other candidate in the Waterville, OR mayoral election “an old guy”?
Was that really necessary?
I always thought that a main tenet of concervatism was respect for elders.
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This was in Ohio (Lucas County), not in Oregon. Derek was also a sitting Councilman in Waterville, so this victory is no fluke.
Thanks for the correction, Jonathan.
Wow! This wasn’t a fluke. Since he was previously a councilman voters had several years to see this kid’s record — and then elected him Mayor! If you look at his website, http://www.derekmerrin.com some of his ideas are fantastic. Look for this kid to go far in politics.