Fifth-Grader At WH Magnet School Earns Post With Kid Governor

WEST HARTFORD/HARTFORD, CT — A Hartford pupil attending a West Hartford magnet school has recently been named to a key role in promoting children's issues to state government.

Aaron Enyong, a student at CREC University of Hartford Magnet School in West Hartford, has been appointed to the 2023 Kid Governor Cabinet by The Connecticut Democracy Center.

Aaron is a resident of Hartford and in the fifth-grade at the school.

Enyong was a final candidate in the 2022 Connecticut’s Kid Governor Statewide Election in November.

He will work with The Connecticut Democracy Center’s Kid Governor program staff and 2023 Connecticut’s Kid Governor Ellie Mendez of Monroe.

Their collective goal is to promote youth civic engagement in the state, as well as the community issue at the center of his campaign platform: “Access to Healthy Food.”

For more information on the CREC University of Hartford Magnet School in West Hartford, click on this link.

For more information on the Connecticut Democracy Center's Kid Governor program, click on this link.

See Aaron Enyong's campaign video below: