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At 19, political science college student Rebecca Barrett thought she was too young to do little more than volunteer for a campaign.

But another young party activist encouraged her and today, the young Obama fan from Concord is running for a seat on the Contra Costa Democratic Party Central Committee and serving as the co-youth outreach coordinator for the Lamorinda Democrats.

“The more I thought about it, I realized that the party really does need people our age in leadership positions, what with everything going on with education cuts and other policy decisions that affect us,” Barrett said.

“Young people do care about politics and a lot of people have been turned on by this election.”

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