By Shariq Torres
The Chesterfield Observer
September 24, 2008

Former Sen. George Allen brought the excitement of the upcoming presidential election to the state’s youngest voters when he spoke at Cosby High School last Wednesday.

“If you leave here today determined to vote the next time you can, and continue for the rest of your life, then this was all worth it,” Renee Serrao, a government teacher at Cosby, told students.

About 20 students were selected to ask the former Virginia governor questions about Republican John McCain’s platform, focusing on topics ranging from the economy to the recent trouble in the Baltic state of Georgia. Over 450 questions were submitted from students for the event, Serrao said.

Allen was in Chesterfield as part of a program created by Serrao and former Richmond Times-Dispatch commentary editor Cordel Faulk. Terry McAuliffe, former Hillary Clinton campaign chairman and ex-head of the Democratic National Committee, is scheduled to speak to students as a representative for Barack Obama this week.

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