KING
CONDUCTS
MEETING
OF
CONGRESSIONAL
YOUTH
ADVISORY
BOARD
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WASHINGTON
- U.S.
Congressman
Steve
King
(IA-05)
recently
met with
high
school
students
on his
Congressional
Youth
Advisory
Board
for the
Fifth
Congressional
District.
King
assembled
the
Youth
Advisory
Board to
give him
a deep
insight
on the
issues
that
directly
affect
Iowa's
youth.
He plans
to use
the
creative
sessions
with the
Youth
Advisory
Board to
form
strategies
to
prevent
what has
been
dubbed
the
"brain
drain,"
Iowa is
losing
young
people
to other
states.
The
group
discussed
the
factors
at play
when
students
decide
to leave
Iowa.
King
hopes
the
group
will
produce
ideas
that
will
help
reverse
the
trend
that has
Iowa
losing
talent.
Sixty-four
teenagers
from
across
the
Fifth
Congressional
district
make up
the
Youth
Advisory
Board.
King
held
board
meetings
Saturday
in Sioux
City and
Shenandoah.
"These
are the
new
generation
of young
leaders
in
Iowa,"
said
King.
"It's
important
to work
with
them now
on the
issues
that
will
impact
them.
This
exceptional
group of
students
is
dedicated
to their
schools,
their
communities
and
their
state,
and I
believe
we can
expect
to see
them
leading
their
communities
in the
future
and
taking a
stand on
issues."
Members
were
selected
based on
leadership
skills,
academic
performance
and
public
service.
The
Youth
Advisory
Board is
open to
high
school
freshmen,
sophomores
and
juniors
in
public,
private
and home
education.
Students
interested
in
applying
to the
Youth
Advisory
Board
for next
school
year may
contact
King at
202-225-4426
or visit
his
website
to find
more
information
and
submit
applications
www.house.gov/steveking
