West Virginia elects America's youngest state lawmaker

A West Virginia University freshman who did most of her campaigning out of her dorm room became the youngest state lawmaker in the nation Tuesday.

Republican Saira Blair, 18, will represent a small district in West Virginia's eastern panhandle, according to the Wall Street Journal.

A fiscal conservative, Blair beat her main opponent 63 percent to 30 percent.

Blair campaigned on a pledge to work to reduce certain taxes on businesses, and she also holds antiabortion and pro-gun positions.

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