Montana's youngest delegate has politics in his blood

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: Aug 24, 2008 at 6:43 PM MDT

Story Updated: Aug 24, 2008 at 6:43 PM MDT

GREAT FALLS - It should come as no surprise that 19-year-old Raphael Graybill of Great Falls is Montana's youngest Democratic National Convention delegate.

His father, Turner Graybill, held the same honor in 1972, also at age 19. Raphael Graybill, a Great Falls High graduate and Barack Obama supporter, is one of four Great Falls Democrats who were picked to be delegates by the state Democratic Party. The DNC opens Monday in Denver.

Graybill says he's been interviewed several times since he was chosen, and reporters always ask about the issues facing young Americans. He says they're the same issues facing all Americans.

For example, he says his generation will have to pay off the national debt, just like previous and future generations. He says it's also affected by the war in Iraq.

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