Share this story Published January 28th, 2021 at 6:00 AM Above image credit: Christina Haswood, a 26-year-old Native woman from Lawrence, Kansas, talks about how she went from graduate student to politician. (Artwork by Vicky Diaz-Camacho | Image courtesy Christina Hasswood) Christina Haswood says she never imagined she’d be a Kansas state representative. At 26, she is among the youngest representatives in the state where she represents District 10, which comprises Douglas County. She also is one of two Native American members. In early January, she got national media attention for a viral TikTok video she shared of her wearing traditional Indigenous clothing during her swearing-in ceremony.