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Did anyone else catch Steve Kornacki's interview with the Ithaca Mayor this am?
I like this guy - and he reminds me of someone else with an unusual first name. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svante_Myrick
Svante Myrick (born March 15, 1987) is mayor of Ithaca, New York, the county seat of Tompkins County and host city to Cornell University and Ithaca College. Myrick is a member of the Democratic Party. In September 2011, he won a contested primary election for the Democratic Party nomination for Mayor of the City of Ithaca. On November 8, 2011 he won the general election with 54.9% of the vote, defeating three other candidates (two independents and one Republican). In January 2012 he became the city’s youngest mayor and its first Mayor of African-American heritage to hold the office. Myrick was born and raised in the small town of Earlville, New York. First elected at age of 20 to the office of Alderperson upon Ithaca's Common Council, Myrick was one of the youngest elected African-Americans in US history. At 27, he is one of the youngest mayors in US history and one of the few to be popularly elected by city-wide vote.
Early life and education
Svante Myrick is the third of four children, raised in Earlville, New York, by his single mother and his grandparents.[1] Through his childhood, he was in-and-out of homelessness; his family struggled to get by. He attended public schools and graduated from Sherburne-Earlville High School in 2005. Myrick then studied communication at Cornell University, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and a leader of the Interfraternity Council and Quill and Dagger society. He began his public-service career though volunteer activities while a student, including working with the REACH program. Myrick graduated in 2009.[2]
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Svante Myrick (born March 15, 1987) is mayor of Ithaca, New York, the county seat of Tompkins County and host city to Cornell University and Ithaca College. Myrick is a member of the Democratic Party. In September 2011, he won a contested primary election for the Democratic Party nomination for Mayor of the City of Ithaca. On November 8, 2011 he won the general election with 54.9% of the vote, defeating three other candidates (two independents and one Republican). In January 2012 he became the city’s youngest mayor and its first Mayor of African-American heritage to hold the office. Myrick was born and raised in the small town of Earlville, New York. First elected at age of 20 to the office of Alderperson upon Ithaca's Common Council, Myrick was one of the youngest elected African-Americans in US history. At 27, he is one of the youngest mayors in US history and one of the few to be popularly elected by city-wide vote.
Early life and education
Svante Myrick is the third of four children, raised in Earlville, New York, by his single mother and his grandparents.[1] Through his childhood, he was in-and-out of homelessness; his family struggled to get by. He attended public schools and graduated from Sherburne-Earlville High School in 2005. Myrick then studied communication at Cornell University, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and a leader of the Interfraternity Council and Quill and Dagger society. He began his public-service career though volunteer activities while a student, including working with the REACH program. Myrick graduated in 2009.[2]
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I'm looking for a clip of the interview now...
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but look at the increase in hits 
