Clayton County’s Youth Commission gets involved in local elections by hosting candidate forums 

The Youth Commission of Clayton County hosted a series of candidate forums last week to learn more about who's running in this year's local elections. (Photo courtesy of Clayton County Youth Services)

The Clayton County Youth Commission moderated a series of public forums last week for county residents to meet the candidates running in local elections. 

Candidates running for various races including county commission chair and sheriff hope to gain some traction in the primary election, which is scheduled for May 21.  

Seventeen-year-old Miata Harris serves as the youth commission chair. She says planning the forums kept her up-to-date on issues in the county.