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The only thing I really worried about is family. Being a mayor is a busy job obviously, you are responsible for an entire city. I want to eventually have a family, and I want to spend time with them. Do mayors have any free time?
I'd think I'd like to become a mayor one day. I'm 18 and will be going to college soon. Do you have to major in something specific, like political science or law? Most politicians/mayors have a background in those things, but since a law degree doesn't guarantee a job as a mayor (nothing does) I don't want to study law. I'd like to become a mayor to help out my city, help it grow, improve it and the schools, but I don't want to waste my years in school on law and then end up never getting elected for anything, you know? I don't want to be a LAWYER, I'd like to be a mayor. I want to study criminal justice in college, and hopefully get the chance to become mayor one day. So does not being a lawyer or majoring in political science lessen my chances of being elected as mayor/city one day? Do you need hundreds of thousands of dollars to do even a decent campaign?
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Should this thread be moved to work and employment.
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Sorry if I posted this in the wrong section. I figured people in this forum would know more about this than in the work forum, which is more general and could talk about any career.
I'd think I'd like to become a mayor one day. I'm 18 and will be going to college soon. Do you have to major in something specific, like political science or law? Most politicians/mayors have a background in those things, but since a law degree doesn't guarantee a job as a mayor (nothing does) I don't want to study law. I'd like to become a mayor to help out my city, help it grow, improve it and the schools, but I don't want to waste my years in school on law and then end up never getting elected for anything, you know? I don't want to be a LAWYER, I'd like to be a mayor. I want to study criminal justice in college, and hopefully get the chance to become mayor one day. So does not being a lawyer or majoring in political science lessen my chances of being elected as mayor/city one day? Do you need hundreds of thousands of dollars to do even a decent campaign?
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I'd think I'd like to become a mayor one day. I'm 18 and will be going to college soon. Do you have to major in something specific, like political science or law? Most politicians/mayors have a background in those things, but since a law degree doesn't guarantee a job as a mayor (nothing does) I don't want to study law. I'd like to become a mayor to help out my city, help it grow, improve it and the schools, but I don't want to waste my years in school on law and then end up never getting elected for anything, you know? I don't want to be a LAWYER, I'd like to be a mayor. I want to study criminal justice in college, and hopefully get the chance to become mayor one day. So does not being a lawyer or majoring in political science lessen my chances of being elected as mayor/city one day? Do you need hundreds of thousands of dollars to do even a decent campaign?
make a lot of money, grease the right palms and you should be in like fin.. ohh almost forgot tell lots of lies
Do you have to major in something specific, like political science or law? Most politicians/mayors have a background in those things
The most recent ex-mayor or Denver (now the Governor of CO) has a background in geology and beer-making.
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