(MADISON, WI) -- At nineteen, Kalan Haywood has only been able to vote for just over a year, and is too young to buy alcohol, but he is making history across Wisconsin. 

The democratic representative from Milwaukee’s 16th District is the youngest in state history. Haywood says he is proud to be able to take on a role that many others don’t get to do until they are much older. While he says he hopes people focus on his policies rather than his age, he says being young in the legislature does have its advantages. 

“I think there is so much attention around my age, it can be beneficial. The cameras are rolling, the attention is there. People are watching on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. It is now my opportunity to push the agenda that I want to push. Spread the message, and get people involved in the right things.” says Rep. Haywood

Haywood says he plans to make education a top legislative priority as he begins his term.