Governor and Other Offices
Because the hundreds of students at any given Boys/Girls State represent the top talent of that age year, winning a high office at the event can be an important distinguishing achievement for college admissions. The office of Governor is particularly highly contested. In some states, such as Florida, the process for selecting the Governor lasts nearly the duration of the event, with elections at the party-level, town-level, county-level, and ultimately state-level. Governors often represent their states at Boys/Girls Nation. In the year following the event, Boys/Girls State Governors are often invited to speak at American Legion local, state, and national conventions.
While each state differs, other highly-contested offices may include Lt. Governor and Secretary of State. The Governor also often appoints a cabinet. Students with particular career ambitions may want to be appointed to a cabinet position that reflects their long-term interests. Many students win an office of some type, whether it is on the town-level (such as mayor), county level (such as sheriff), or state-level (such as delegate to the State House of Representatives).
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Famous quotes containing the words governor and/or offices:
“Three years ago, also, when the Sims tragedy was acted, I said to myself, There is such an officer, if not such a man, as the Governor of Massachusetts,—what has he been about the last fortnight? Has he had as much as he could do to keep on the fence during this moral earthquake?... He could at least have resigned himself into fame.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“I made him a low curtsy and thanked him for the honor he intended me, but told him I had no kind of ambition to be his upper servant.... I then asked him how many offices he had allotted for me to perform for those great advantages he had offered me, of suffering me to humor him in all his whims and to receive meat, drink, and lodging at his hands; but hoped he would allow me some small wages, that I might now and then recreate myself with my fellow servants.”
—Sarah Fielding (1710–1768)