Surry County, Virginia — For being just 19 years old, Cameran Drew of Surry County, Virginia, is ambitious — some might say overly ambitious.

In last week's election, the young liberal took on the establishment when he ran for a seat on the Surry County Board of Supervisors.

"I wanted this job because I knew I could serve the people," Drew told CBS News. "I knew I could be an advocate for the youth and be an advocate for our county."

It's a confidence he credits to his favorite teacher, Kenneth Bell, who teaches civics at Surry County High School.

Bell describes Drew as a "wonderful young man" who he always knew would make a great politician someday. He just didn't realize that day would come so soon.

"He would have been formidable against any opponent against whom he would have run,

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