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The path to politics for Matthew Foldi, 21, Chicago’s 5th Ward GOP committeeman

By  Lynn Sweet
   
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Washington Bureau Chief Lynn Sweet talks to Matthew Foldi, the youngest official to hold an office in Chicago. | Screenshot from Sun-Times video

University of Chicago student Matthew Foldi is the youngest official to hold an office in Chicago – he is the 5th Ward Republican committeeman, only 19 years old when he took over the local political operation.

Foldi is also the president of the University of Chicago College Republicans.

In the Sun-Times newsroom, Foldi talks to Lynn Sweet about his path to politics.

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