Burnsville Teen Bucked Trend, Backed Hillary Clinton at DNC

At 17, Katrina Culler, of Burnsville, served as the youngest Minnesota delegate who attended the Democratic National Convention in August.

Culler was also unique among voters her age.

The Burnsville Sun Thisweek reported that Culler backed Hillary Clinton while most of Minnesota's younger delegates supported Bernie Sanders, who won 47 state delegate votes to Clinton’s 42.

“She’s a woman, and I thought that was really inspiring, and it’s important for her to get elected,” Culler said.

“And I think a lot of people my age were Bernie supporters because of the (tuition-free) college. I mean, I get it. But I didn’t think it was the most realistic thing. I think a lot of her focuses were more realistic and more important.”

Culler is a senior at Apple Valley High School.

Read more at the Burnsville Sun Thisweek.

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