He lost a race for school board last year. But, Mussab Ali was undeterred. He ran and won, by less than 70 votes, a school board seat two weeks ago making the 20-year-old the youngest ever elected to office in New Jersey. What motivated him to seek office? Senior Correspondent Brenda Flanagan recently spoke to Ali.
Read MoreA junior has been chosen as Rutgers University – Newark’s first Truman Scholar and the 10th from Rutgers University overall.
Read MoreMussab Ali, a 19-year-old student pursuing dual majors in economics and biology at Rutgers University–Newark (RU-N), is on a quest to ensure the students of his hometown, Jersey City, New Jersey, are not forgotten. Ali is seeking to occupy one of Jersey City’s three vacant school board seats in the upcoming November 8 election.
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