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Kim Ahern

Almost famous
By FRANK MULLIN  |  February 6, 2008
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Kim Ahern

Name?
Kim Ahern.

Distinction?
Rhode Island. Student Coordinator for Barack Obama.

Where do you live?
Bristol.

Where are you from?
Oak Hill, Virginia.

Why did you become an Obama supporter?
He represents much-needed change!

Favorite candy bar?
100 Grand.

What have you been listening to lately?
Miles Davis, while I study.

What would you most like to change about American political culture?
To minimize pre-conceived notions about voters, so there’s less focus on stereotypes and categories.

Favorite thing about Rhode Island?
The politics, the beaches, and Providence.

Least favorite thing about Rhode Island?
Absence of street signs.

Secret crush?
It’s a secret!

Best book you’ve recently read?
The Nine by Jeffery Toobin

Hidden talent/profession?
I was a ski instructor — not many people know that.

Favorite vacation spot(s)?
Everywhere in Colorado and Martha’s Vineyard.

Favorite breakfast spot?
That little diner on Smith Street near NY System.

If you could have five historical figures over for dinner, who would you choose?
Roger Williams, Ann Hutchinson, Sargent Shriver, Thomas Aquinas, and Sandra Day O’Connor.

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