Connecticut’s Kid Governor® (CTKG) is a national award-winning civics program created by The Connecticut Democracy Center at Connecticut’s Old State House. The program is presented with partnership and funding partnership from CT Humanities.This ground-breaking approach to civics education immerses fifth-grade students in learning about state government, elections and voting, and civic participation through a real-life election for their state’s Kid Governor. Each officially registered fifth-grade class in Connecticut can participate by nominating one student for the election, voting in the election, or both. Nominees research and run on platforms that address community issues they care about, and work with classmates to create campaign videos. Fifth-grade voters view the videos of seven finalists during the Statewide Election in November and vote for the candidate and platform they want to support. The elected CTKG serves their constituents for one year in an active leadership role.

For more information on CTKG – both the program and the student – as well as this year’s Statewide Election, follow Connecticut’s Kid Governor on Facebook, Instagram,Twitter, and YouTube or visit CT.KidGovernor.org.