Jaylen Smith (politician)

Jaylen Smith
Smith in 2023
Mayor of Earle, Arkansas
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byCarolyn Jones
Personal details
Born
Jaylen Smith

2003 or 2004 (age 19–20)
Earle, Arkansas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationEarle High School

Jaylen Smith is an American politician who is the mayor of Earle, Arkansas. At age 18, he became one of the youngest mayors ever elected in the United States.[1][2]

  1. ^ "18-Year-Old College Student Elected Mayor of Arkansas City". US News. Associated Press. December 12, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  2. ^ Rojas, Rick (January 10, 2023). "An Ailing Arkansas City Elected an 18-Year-Old Mayor to Turn Things Around". The New York Times. Retrieved February 7, 2024.