Teen Mayor Talks Politics, Roommate

Apart from dealing with the issues facing Muskogee, Hammons must also find somewhere to live before assuming his post next week -- the city does not provide housing for the mayor, only office space.

At age 19, University of Okahoma freshman John Tyler Hammons was elected mayor of Mukogee, Okla., population 38,000.

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"I think I found a place with a friend of mine who is an attorney," Hammons said of his new living arrangements and roommate. "And I figure that it never hurts to have good legal counsel."

Teen Mayor Talks Politics, Romance

Hammons served as president of both the Young Democrats and the Young Republicans at his high school, but he says he now considers himself a Republican. And while he may vote for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., come November, Hammons said he was disappointed when New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg didn't enter the presidential race.

"I wanted Bloomberg to run," Hammons said. "I was pulling for him."

Even so, Hammons has high hopes for his own political career.

It will be 19 years before the teen is eligible to run for senator, but Hammons has his eyes set on another position: governor.

"I'd like to be governor before this is all said and done," Hammons said. "I love it here, and if I could be governor, I'd call it good."

And what about a potential first lady?

"I'm in between girlfriends right now," Hammons replied.