States considering changes in eligible age to serve

Voters in Colorado and Hawaii will consider measures on the November ballot that would lower the age requirements for certain state offices. Colorado’s referendum would lower the eligibility age to run for the General Assembly from 25 to 21. Hawaii, which already allows 18 year-olds in its Legislature, is considering knocking five years off the age requirement to run for governor and lieutenant governor, setting both at 25.

Here in Arkansas, you must be 21 to run for the state House and 25 to run for the Senate. To seek the office of governor here, you must be 30 years old. We've had several turn 21 just prior to being sworn in to the House: Mack McLarty and Steve Smith among them. At the time Clinton was elected to AG (30) and governor (32), he was the youngest in the country. Dustin McDaniel is currently the youngest AG in America.

Here are some of the youngest in office now:
Governor: Bobby Jindal, 37, Louisiana, Republican
Lieutenant Governor: Andre Bauer, South Carolina, Republican [elected at 33]
State Rep.: Jeff Fontas, 21, Democrat, New Hampshire (Nashua)
[oldest also a Nashua Democrat: Angeline Kopka, 92]
Secretary of State: Ross Miller, 32, Nevada, Democrat

Here's a rundown of the eligibility across the country, courtesy of stateline.org: