On this episode, Mattie's talking to Blair Milo, mayor of LaPorte, Ind. She was only 28 years old when elected in 2011, and despite her young age, she gained notoriety in her hometown in a pretty old-fashioned way: Writing editorials in her hometown paper. She talks about that, why LaPorte is the 'hub of awesome' and how she deals with being underestimated because she's a young woman.

On this episode, Mattie's talking to Blair Milo, mayor of LaPorte, Ind. She was only 28 years old when elected in 2011, and despite her young age, she gained notoriety in her hometown in a pretty old-fashioned way: Writing editorials in her hometown paper. She talks about that, why LaPorte is the 'hub of awesome' and how she deals with being underestimated because she's a young woman.

On this episode, Mattie's talking to Blair Milo, mayor of LaPorte, Ind. She was only 28 years old when elected in 2011, and despite her young age, she gained notoriety in her hometown in a pretty old-fashioned way: Writing editorials in her hometown paper. She talks about that, why LaPorte is the 'hub of awesome' and how she deals with being underestimated because she's a young woman. &nbsp;

009 Blair Milo, Mayor, City of LaPorte, IN

Women make up only 23 percent of roles in state and local government—and we're talking to them. Join Governing Magazine's Mattie Quinn for candid conversations with the women shaping policy all over the county.

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