‘Definitely unconventional’: 17-year-old discusses Howard Co. primary campaign

One Howard County teen can’t buy cigarettes and has yet to enter college, but he’s planning his first primary election campaign in Maryland. “Running as a 17-year-old is definitely unconventional. It’s very uncommon,” Dhruvak Mirani, 17, said of his run for a position on the Howard County Democratic Central Committee. Democratic primary ballots in the county will show his name for the volunteer position, placing him on the ballot among gubernatorial, congressional and local legislative candidates.