Somerset Co., PA (WJAC) — One Somerset County teenager has earned a bid to represent his fellow students on his local school district's school board.

Conemaugh Township senior Ethan Phillippi, who turned 18 just days before Tuesday's municipal primary election, was one of five individuals who won the bid on both the Republican and Democratic tickets.

When we first met Ethan last month, he told us that he's the youngest person to run for their school board and one of the youngest to run in Pennsylvania.

He says his mission is to bring a "fresh perspective" to the school board.

"It's exciting being such a young person running for such an important position in our area, because this position does affect how the school district runs," he said.

Ethan adds that he also encourages other young people to follow in his footsteps by doing something instead of just complaining about it.

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