Bill Cotter received a B.A. in Political-Economics from Williams College. (Bill Cotter for Congress)
Cotter said that when he recently turned 25, he was finally old enough to run and decided to use his platform to make a difference in the political arena.
"What are you going to be able to do at 25, that you couldn't do at 24? One of those things was running for U.S. Congress," Cotter said.
The Barstool Sports personality said that inflation and the cost of living crisis are two issues that hit home for his generation.
"There is no one in my generation buying a house, especially in this area, for the next five years because of how expensive housing is," Cotter said. "The day-to-day life has gotten so expensive and no one has enough expendable income to save, and their wages have not grown at the same rate as the prices of everything has."
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"For our generation, we're the ones who are going to be left with the bill when it comes to the national debt," he said.
Bill Cotter collecting signatures outside a grocery store in New York. (Bill Cotter for Congress)
Cotter has been working tirelessly to collect the 1,250 signatures to make it on the Republican New York ballot.
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"I'm learning a lot about the electoral process and I see a lot of barriers for regular people to run for office," Cotter said. "The only people who seem to be getting into this position with perfect signatures seem to be largely establishment candidates with the widespread backing of whatever party."
"I'm hoping that I can, honestly, run a true grassroots campaign," he said. "I've collected about a thousand signatures myself, in the rain."
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