Brooke Huckabee is bucking Gen Z’s apparent trend of apolitical disinterest in her quest to become the youngest woman elected mayor in Georgia’s history.
Now she encourages other young Americans to get involved in the political process.
“I’m really concerned that a lot of people my age aren’t engaged with the economy or politics or what’s really going on in the world, and I wanted to be the person who could make a difference and step up where other people aren’t,” she told guest host Lisa Boothe during Sunday’s broadcast of “Fox & Friends Weekend.”
The 21-year-old mayor of Arabi, a small town about 150 miles south of Atlanta, succeeded her father, Craig Huckabee, as mayor.
Craig served as Arabi’s mayor for 12 years before deciding not to run for reelection.
The daughter then decided to take over the business, but was initially hesitant to tell her father about it, fearing that he would try to dissuade her.
“I think she registered on Tuesday, but I only found out about it on Thursday from the city secretary,” he told Booth.
“I thought maybe I had persuaded her not to run. I was a bit shocked at the time but I’m happy now. She’s a smart girl and I’m sure she’ll do well,” he added.
“I guess I wanted it to be something you could sneak up on him,” Brooke explained.
Brooke’s goal is to get her community in Crisp County, Georgia, to start “investing in themselves” and stop relying on the state for a “bailout.”
“It’s true [hope more young people become leaders]”I said this while pondering the future,” he said.
“It’s time to start caring about the world we’re creating for our children and their future. And right now, I don’t think too many people are worried about that.”
