Fairfield Student Named Rising Star In World Of Politics

FAIRFIELD, CONN. -- A Fairfield teen is a rising star in the world of politics, according to the online publication, Campaigner.com.

Emma Vahey, on a tour of the White House, checks out Hillary Clinton's portrait. Vahey, one of Campaigner.com's top 18 under 18 new faces, says the Democratic presidential candidate is the one she admires most in American politics today.
Photo Credit: *Cristin McCarthy Vahey via Twitter ‏@CMcCarthyVahey*

Carol Reif

02/23/2016 4:02 p.m.

Emma Vahey started young, helping out her mom as she ran for town council, and is now working as an intern for Jim Himes, a Democratic congressman representing Connecticut’s 4th District, the Campaigner.com story said.

Vahey, a senior at Fairfield Warde High School and president of its Young Democrats Club, also was a deputy campaign manager for her mother, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, now a state representative in the 133rd District, Campaigner.com reported.

Campaigner.com bills itself as "Your election briefing from the polls to the primaries."

To read Campaigner.com’s piece on Emma and the other top 18 under 18 new faces in politics, click here..

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