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Kid Governor®

Kid Governor® Launches in Nebraska

On May 7, 2025, The Connecticut Democracy Center announced its newest affiliate program, Nebraska’s Kid Governor®, in partnership with Civic Nebraska! This fall, Nebraska 5th graders will learn important lessons about state government, voting, and civic participation as they elect their states’ first Kid Governor!

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announcement!
Learn about
Nebraska’s Kid Governor®

Kid Governors featured on
NBC Nightly News: Kids Edition

The Kid Governors of Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Oregon were recently featured on NBC Nightly News: Kids Edition with Lester Holt.

2025 Kid Governor® Leadership Summit

To celebrate Civic Learning Week, the Connecticut Democracy Center hosted the sixth annual Kid Governor® Leadership Summit on Saturday, March 15, 2025! The Kid Governors and Cabinet Members/Executive Councilors of Connecticut, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, and Oregon came together to build relationships across states, find commonalities in their platforms, and learn more about leadership and teamwork.
A special thanks to our keynote speakers: Alexis Howard and Abigail Smith Judstra from the National Governors Association, Larisa Kottke from Leadership Greater Hartford, and Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read.

2025 Kid Governors featured
in News-O-Matic stories

Our 2025 Kid Governors were interviewed for special stories on News-O-Matic, a daily news application for young readers. Read the articles and learn about their platforms!

Read about keudy martinez
(connecticut)
Read about Jade Adams
(New Hampshire)
Read about Emma Stephens
(Oklahoma)
Read about Rosie Lanenga
(Oregon)

 

Announcing the 2025 Kid Governors!

The 5th graders of Connecticut, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, and Oregon have voted and their ballots have been counted, and we are pleased to announce the elected 2024 Kid Governors!

CONNECTICUT

Keudy
Martinez
H.S. Chase Elementary School
Waterbury, CT
Platform: Speaking Up for Safe and Happy Schools

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Jade
Adams
Wells Memorial School
Harrisville, NH
Platform: Banning Animal Testing

OKLAHOMA

Emma
Stephens
Oak Hill Episcopal School
Ardmore, OK
Platform: Education Issues

OREGON

Rosie
Lanenga
Riverdale Grade School
Portland, OR
Platform: Addressing Climate Change

Learn more about your state’s Kid Governor® election!

Kid Governor® is The Connecticut Democracy Center’s award-winning civic education program in residence at Connecticut’s Old State House. It is presented with major funding and partnership support from

And in partnership with