Issues That Brought Me To the Polls: Jeremiah Mudge, Maryland

This snapshot was gathered in conjunction with the Maryland Voices initiative at Maryland Humanities, specifically to supplement the "Voices and Votes: Democracy in America" traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian's Museum on Main Street program. This collection, made up of stories of first-time voters between the ages of 18 and 24, showcases the experiences of young people as they wrestled with the 2020 presidential election, issues around social justice, the environment, immigration, and the pandemic. 

Jeremiah Mudge (00:00): Hello, I'm Jeremiah Mudge. I am a student at Allegheny Community College in Maryland. I've always been interested in reform to schools, like high schools.

Jeremiah Mudge (00:16): Mental health is a huge topic right now. And I think there there's been lots of studies done with school starting times having a negative effect, that they should be later, with meals having different effects, and the subject matter taught in school has a big impact on actual education.

Jeremiah Mudge (00:39): And then when you talk about extracurricular activities like football or band, that all has a lot to do with stuff. So if I ran, I would want to tackle issues on high school and middle school level with mental health and with education, stuff like that.

Asset ID: 2021.03.10.f
Themes: Education, reform, mental health, college, high school, football, band
Date recorded: January 29, 2021
Length of recording: 00:25 s
Related traveling exhibition: Voices and Votes: Democracy in America
Sponsor or affiliated organization: Allegany Museum, in partnership with Maryland Humanities
More information: https://www.mdhumanities.org/programs/museum-on-main-street/2021-2022-tour/