Tulane University senior Jeramey Anderson turns 22 on Friday —
the same day he will be sworn into the Mississippi House of
Representatives, making him the youngest member of the
legislative body.  The Tulane student won the seat after a
general election against the candidate backed by the local
Democratic Party, even though Anderson had led the Democratic
primary. Anderson took 60% of the vote in Tuesday's election,
the Sun Herald reports.  According to the Associated Press,
Anderson is studying homeland security and public relations at
Tulane, and has made arraignments with the school's dean to
continue his education online when the House is in session. 
Anderson told the Sun Herald that he believes education is the
most important issue he'll face.   "We focus too highly on
standardized testing .. We teach students to memorize the
answers to specific questions and ideas, but what we don't teach
them is how is they got those answers. We need to get back to
the foundation of understanding why things are what