Sheboygan elects youngest-ever mayor: 'Ready to get to work' Sheboygan elects youngest-ever mayor: ‘Ready to get to work’ If you're at all surprised that 27-year-old Ryan Sorenson was elected Sheboygan's next mayor, you haven't been paying attention to his lightning-fast political career. SHEBOYGAN, Wis. - Sheboygan will soon be home to one of Wisconsin's youngest mayors, the April 6 election now one for the history books. "The founding fathers set the minimum requirement as 18 and be a citizen, so I checked those boxes and I’m 27 years old and ready to get to work," said Mayor-elect Ryan Sorenson. If you're at all surprised that a 27-year-old was elected Sheboygan's next mayor, you haven't been paying attention to Sorenson's lightning-fast political career.