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Kira Mocan is about to go into the military. She says she's too busy to vote this time around, but she'd go for Romney if she did.
Campaign season comes to an end in six more days.
Young voters could play a major role in this presidential election.
But what issues are most important to those under the age of 30?
OPB's Amanda Peacher has been speaking with young people across the state about how their experience has shaped their views.
Click the audio link to hear her last installment in the the series of "Voices of Young Voters" audio post-cards.
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Hasten Burdick is a student at the University of Oregon.
After working with older farm hands for his summer job, Salome Castillo from Hood River says it's important to protect social security. Kira Mocan in La Pine is about to become a U.S. Marine, so defense is an important issue for her.
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Briana Burns recently moved to Eugene from California.
In Eugene, Briana Burns cares about health care and Hasten Burdick says growing up among teachers taught him the importance of education. Edward Zuriaga-Lopez in Woodburn also says education is important for the career he wants to have in the police force.
This series was produced by Amanda Peacher and Lucila Cejas Epple with sources from our Public Insight Network. You can share your perspective and join our network of sources at www.opb.org/publicinsight.
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