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This episode's guest is Hanover Town Manager, Alex Torpey. He speaks about the role local government can play in reshaping how we govern.

Alex Torpey is municipal manager, entrepreneur, educator, consultant, and speaker who is currently the Town Manager of Hanover, New Hampshire. Previously, Alex was the Business Administrator for the City of Lambertville, NJ and the Borough Administrator for Leonia, NJ. He was elected Mayor of his hometown of South Orange, New Jersey in 2011 (by 12 votes), which at 23 years-old, made him one of the youngest mayors in the United States.

Interview by Dartmouth student Kyle Mullins '22. Edited by Laura Hemlock. Music: Debussy Arabesque no 1. Composer: Claude Debussy