LAKELAND, Fla. - A 24-year-old Lakelander is one of the youngest candidates ever running for mayor.

The backstory:

Kaitlin Gracie Kramer was born and raised in Lakeland.

She graduated from Bartow High School and is running for mayor because she says she wants to challenge the idea of what leadership can look like.

"It doesn't always just come with a title," said Kramer. "It comes from hard work and grit. It comes from reaching out to those in the community and listening to people first, and understanding what they think is working or what they think could be changed for the better."

Kramer is no stranger to hard work.

She's an hourly manager and bartender at Hooters. She says the job has pushed her to become the best version of herself.

"Hooters has done so much for me," said Kr

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