Post by lordtc on Mar 19, 2008 0:52:17 GMT -5
Maxwell Lewis was born in California in 1980 and has lived there his entire life. He was a huge political activist in his youth, including recieving a young democrats award for political activism. He started campaign support for the democrats before he reached high school. In high school he was active in the fight on poverty and the fight on global warming. He organized rallies and various other events. He went to USC on an academic scholarship and graduated with high distinction. At the age of 25 he narrowly missed getting the party nomination. He went to work in community activism and tried again at the age of 29 winning the nomination and defeating a republican and a libertarian to win the seat.
His long history of community activism has enabled him to become one of the younger house members in recent history, but his age will likely act against him in gaining support. He has a long history of effective compromise but those who don't know him well see him as a radical leftist because of his background. His stances are far more moderate than many believe, and a constant issue for him is being able to get that message out.
His long history of community activism has enabled him to become one of the younger house members in recent history, but his age will likely act against him in gaining support. He has a long history of effective compromise but those who don't know him well see him as a radical leftist because of his background. His stances are far more moderate than many believe, and a constant issue for him is being able to get that message out.