Annual Initiative Aims to Foster Civic Engagement

 Senator Boozman speaks to Congressional Youth Cabinet participants in Little Rock.

WASHINGTON –– U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) launched the seventh year of his Congressional Youth Cabinet on Friday at the Statehouse Museum in Little Rock. The meeting brought together 100 high school juniors who were selected from public, private, charter and homeschool students across the state for their involvement and leadership in their communities.

“I am pleased to welcome these young leaders who are interested in getting involved and making a difference in their schools and communities,” Boozman said. “It’s great to see the enthusiasm for the program and the passion students have for learning about public service and crafting policies to shape the future of Arkansas and our country.”

The Congressional Youth Cabinet is a non-partisan program that gives students insight and experience in the legislative process. The students will attend meetings throughout the year and work in teams to research national issues they select and propose policy solutions. In April, the students will present their recommendations to the senator.

The following students were selected to participate in the Congressional Youth Cabinet for the 2023-2024 school year:

1st Congressional District

Angela Abbott – Austin

Anna Caroline Wehrum – Marion

Avery Hill – Cabot

Brayden A. Derrick – Tyronza

Brooke Wattingney – Monette

Cache Tucker – Cabot

Cali Davis – Tyronza

Carli Chester – Pocahontas

Charleigh Patterson – Des Arc

Chasity Lotfield – Marion

Conrad Punzalan – Jacksonville

Ebony Jade Robertson – Cabot

Elizabeth Esteban – Cabot

Gabriel Taylor – West Memphis

Giovanni Echavarria – Leachville

Gloria Edings – Joiner

Hayden Mittlestat – Cabot

Isaac Henry – Jonesboro

Jackson Haught – Blytheville

John Bray – Harrison

Kaitlyn Spencer – Cabot

Kaydence Tanner – Austin

Lauren Duke - Cabot

Madison Porter – West Memphis

Madison Rivera – Cabot

Mariska Haddock - Cabot

Mary Rose Youngblood - Cabot

Matthew Littell – Cabot

Payton Flynn – Cabot

Riley Parker – Monette

Taniyah Bailey - Marion

Vincent Rodriguez – Lonoke

Whitley Jadynn Hawkins – Monette

2nd Congressional District

Addison Glaze – Benton

Alicia Guisbiers – Benton

Caitlin Cooper – Romance

Christian McGill - Mayflower

David Ortiz – Maumelle

Elli Eaton – North Little Rock

Emily Mays – Hot Springs

Evelyn Marie – Ellis – Little Rock

Gabrielle Poole – Sherwood

Jenna Page – Redfield

John Mackey Weber – Benton

Kartik Joshi – Little Rock

Landon Queen – Little Rock

Max Bergeron – Hensley

Ryan Belote – Little Rock

Sydney Bergeron – Hensley

3rd Congressional District

Alexander Byars – Barling

Caden Andrew McDonald – Lavaca

Cadence Wewers – Bentonville

Clancey Wood - Rogers

Dean Deckinger – Springdale

Drew Newton – Rogers

Isaac Pohlmeier – Fayetteville

James Tanski – Springdale

Josephine Patitz – Fayetteville

Jude Sabatini – Springdale

Julia Owen – Lavaca

Kamaria Flake – Fayetteville

Lauren Powell – Lowell

Lauryn Thomas – Rogers

Leah Katherine Drummonds – Rogers

Lillian Samuels – Huntsville

Madison Bussell - Fayetteville

Micaiah Gurel - Bentonville

Nivriti Deshpande - Bentonville

Omar Ghalayini - Springdale

Peyton Engelman – Rogers

Phillip Mills – Rogers

Prathami Panabakam – Rogers

Prerana Kodakandla - Bentonville

Samuel Baxton Myers – Springdale

Srikar Chittemsetty – Centerton

Tyler James Stevens – Fort Smith

Vivi Garton – Fayetteville

Warren Li – Bentonville

William Perry Bollinger – Bentonville

Zeke Surface - Gravette

4th Congressional District 

Addison Thomas – Mena

Allison Frazier – Russellville

Alyndria Stinson – White Hall

Drayton Makepeace – Clarksville

Elle James Hodges – Russellville

Ester Carranza – De Queen

Jack Krauss – Hot Springs

Jonathan Sykes – Dardanelle

Kaitlin Guthrie – Hot Springs

Karabeth Wade – Russellville

Kiley Moss – Russellville

Layton Cordell – Hot Springs

Makenzie Funderburk – White Hall

Marlevion Winston – Pine Bluff

Mianna Wood - Russellville

Nelson Orellana - Pearcy

Rylie Bentley – Mena

Saad Alam – Ozark

Samantha Duran - Dardanelle

Sherlyn Alcocer – Danville

Tessa Freeman - Russellville