Blair Granwood

Blair Granwood (born August 16, 2000) is a Baltic politician representing Lithuania's 53rd congressional district in the House of Delegates of Balta since 2018.

Elected at age 17, Granwood is the youngest person ever elected to the Congress of Balta. The Constitution of Balta requires that members of the House of Delegates of Balta be 18 years old on or before the swearing-in day; Granwood turned eighteen between election day and swearing-in day.

Granwood is a member of the Balta Social Democratic Party.

Background
Granwood attended Jonkas High School in Jonkas, Lithuania. In 2017, as a sophomore in high school, Granwood was elected president of the school's student body. He was commended by peers and teachers during his campaign.

Carli Bortkas, a government and civics teachers at the high school, suggested to Granwood that he run for Jonkas City Council. Granwood was interested, but felt too invested in school. After more positive affirmations from family and friends, Granwood declared on April 19, 2017 that he would run in the August 2017 municipal election.

On June 11, 2017, the Jonkas City Council passed legislation that raised the age requirement from 16 to 18, disqualifying Granwood from running in the August 2017 election (he only turned 17 on August 16, 2017).

Granwood later told media that this legislation was "frustrating but invigorating." Inspired by this misfortune, Granwood announced his intent to run for the House of the Delegates of Balta in the August 2018 election.

2018 election
The incumbent delegates from Lithuania's 53rd congressional district prior to the 2018 election were Emilia Sulcas (DPP), Valdas Gauba (National Party), and Martas Udrakis (SDP).