18-Year-Old Saira Blair Becomes America’s Youngest State Lawmaker

An 18-year-old West Virginia University freshman Saira Blair has made history as America’s youngest State Lawmaker after she was voted into the West Virgina House of Delegates.

At 17, the now 18-year-old defeated Republican incumbent state lawmaker Larry D. Kump in the GOP primary for 59th District back in April. On Tuesday, November 4, Siara was elected to the state’s House of Delegates.

The republican plans to defer her spring semester classes to travel to the state’s capitol in Charleston and participate in the 60-day legislative session from January to March and make up for the classes in the summer and fall.

She will be representing the 59th district of 18,000 people in West Virginia’s eastern panhandle, not far from Washington, D.C.

Saira is not stepping into an unfamiliar territory; her dad Craig Blair who is currently a state Senator, served in the House of Delegates for eight years.

According to her campaign website, Saira Blair is staunchly conservative, holding anti-abortion, pro-gun, and anti-gay marriage views.