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Political Prodigy: UM sophomore Jesse Laslovich takes the Montana House by storm
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| Contributor | Buddy |
| Last Edited | Buddy Jun 10, 2007 06:24pm |
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| News Date | 00, 2001 06:00pm |
| Description | It was a typical "meet and greet" for Jesse Laslovich. After a brief visit in the House gallery, a group of fifth and sixth graders were gathered around the twenty-year-old representative from Anaconda. Their teacher had one last request for Laslovich, the freshman representative who also happens to be a UM sophomore studying political science. "They asked for my autograph," Laslovich says, a grin stretching across his boyish face. The kids had already opened the legislative directory to Laslovich's biography and circled his picture. Like a matinee idol, Laslovich obliged, asked for their names — all thirty or so — penned his "John Henry" and returned to a committee meeting flying high. "I felt like a god," he remembers, shaking his head.
While they may not go that far, legislators and others at the session clearly are taken with Laslovich's maturity and sharp wit. His colleagues have called him a rising star and titles like "governor" and "senator" are often bandied about. "He's done just an unbelievable job here in a very short time," says House Minority Leader Kim Gillan. "He has gained the respect of colleagues on both sides of the aisle."
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