Following this year’s first Town Election filing deadline, a new class of local candidates has officially stepped forward to serve their communities, continuing a growing trend of young leaders answering the call to local leadership. Through its statewide leadership development and candidate support work, 603 Forward is proud to have trained 37 candidates ages 50 and under who filed to run for town and school offices this March. In total 100+ candidates ages 50 and under filed to run for local office.