Zellnor Myrie: “At the time, the average age in the State Senate was 55…”

“… had in city government and by way of education, and said that I'm going to do this crazy thing and run for the state senate at the age of 31. At the time, the average age in the State Senate was 55 years old. And many people told me that there was no way that I could win that race. They said my opponent had been around for too long, had raised too much money, and that I was too inexperienced.” (06:46–06:53)

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