The race for 2019 Girls State Governor was neck-to-neck. Both candidates offered traits and promises that many citizens supported. But, only one could walk away with the title.
The two candidates, Alyssa Moser and Layla Omari, campaigned to all the citizens of both Neel and Dungan counties to secure their spots.
Moser is a self proclaimed people person and loves to meet new people. Being from a small town she is very involved in her school activities. She plays softball and track, is the president of her school’s student council and participates in FFA as well as the school musical and band.
After high school Moser wants to go into agricultural education. She has thought about running for a public office because she wants to give small towns a larger voice on important issues. What really attracted Moser to go out for Girls State Governor was the fact that she got to meet new people.
“I was very hesitant to go, but [I know] I have the leadership skills for being governor and I thought I could bring something new [to Girls State],” Moser said.
Moser, a citizen of Trump, stated that she was very intimidated during her campaign for governor.
“I’ve never really campaigned for a big office like this before. I tried to meet a lot of people personally,” Moser said. “Like the lady [Senator Carol Blood] said, you start knocking on doors and meeting new people.”
Omari was born and raised in Lincoln. She goes to North Star High School where she is the debate president and is on her school’s tennis team.
Omari was attracted by the governor position because she wants to see more diversity at Girls State. Omari feels being from an urban area and having a different cultural background than others is a benefit to her; she can bring her differences to the table but still have the common ground of being a woman and the want to solve issues.
“I knew I wanted to run for Governor the minute I heard about Girls State. When I heard about this position, I wanted to take it and lead the group,” Omari said.
“I had a lot of family and friends that encouraged me to run for Governor. Suzie Cho was one of my great friends who attended Girls State last year. Kamryn Sannicks went in 2016 and she was also one of my great friends,” Omari said.
The advice Omari would give to girls who are campaigning at Girls State is to make friends. They help you out when you need it.
“I had a lot of family and friends that encouraged me to run for Governor. Suzie Cho was one of my great friends who attended Girls State last year. Kamryn Sannicks went in 2016 and she was also one of my great friends,” Omari said.
Both candidates had different ideas of what they wanted to pursue and tackle during their campaigns. Ultimately, Omari lost the race to Moser, but she didn’t regret taking the chance.
“I think it’s important to run for Girls State Governor. It helps create connections for people at such a young age who love to learn about politics and that gives me a better idea of what I should do in the future,” Omari said.
Moser’s advice for someone trying to run for governor is just to be yourself. No matter what, do not try to be someone else and stick to your moral values, because in the end it is going to pay off when you stay true to yourself.
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