• Dartmouth College junior Vanessa Sievers, age 20, ran for the office of treasurer of Grafton County, New Hampshire, and won against incumbent treasurer, 66-year-old Carol Elliot.Concord Monitor: Defeated Incumbent Treasurer Bemoans Loss to 'teenybopper' (November 13, 2008) Sievers spent $42 on an advertisement that was featured on the social networking site Facebook.Concord Monitor: Defeated Incumbent Treasurer Bemoans Loss to 'teenybopper' (November 13, 2008) She beat the incumbent treasurer by 586 votes.

  Before the election, incumbent treasurer Carol Elliot doubted that Sievers was qualified for the position. She said she did not think a college student was an appropriate candidate.TheDartmouth.com: Student Runs for County Treasurer (October 23, 2008)

  Sievers had been the treasurer of the College Democrats and is a member of Dartmouth's Undergraduate Finance Committee. She managed the booking and investments for two businesses in Montana, the Ravine Marine and the Forest Island Ranch.TheDartmouth.com: Student Runs for County Treasurer (October 23, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Age: 20 years old in 2008
  2. Originally from Paradise Valley, MontanaBozeman Daily Chronicle: Defeated County Treasurer Blames College... (November 13, 2008)
  3. Graduated from Park High School in 2006Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Defeated County Treasurer Blames College... (November 13, 2008)
  4. Junior at Dartmouth College
  5. Elected at part-time treasurer of Grafton County, New Hampshire
  6. Job pays $6,408

• Grafton County Treasurer

• "Teenybopper"

  After Sievers won by a margin of about 600 votes, Elliot said, "It was the brainwashed college kids hat made the difference."Concord Monitor: Defeated Incumbent Treasurer Bemoans Loss to 'teenybopper' (November 13, 2008) Elliot, who served as the town clerk in Plymouth, New Hampshire, for 18 years said she was "concerned for the citizens of Grafton County." She described the new treasurer as a "teenybopper."Concord Monitor: Defeated Incumbent Treasurer Bemoans Loss to 'teenybopper' (November 13, 2008)

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