A 21-year-old Republican candidate is hoping to be elected to the state Assembly.

Lawrence Chiulli is running for the 95th Assembly District in New York.

Chiulli is still attending college, but says making a difference shouldn’t have an age.

“When I was younger, I really wanted to get involved in politics,” he says. “I thought that I was going to get involved a little later in life after I set a career for myself, but this opportunity was presented and I figured now’s the time." 

Chiulli is facing incumbent Democrat Sandy Galef, who was first elected to the state Assembly in 1992.