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C.J. Pearson
Born
Coreco Ja'Quan Pearson

(2002-07-31) July 31, 2002 (age 21)
Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Years active2014–present
Known forPolitical activism

Coreco Ja'Quan "C.J." Pearson (born July 31, 2002) is an African American[1] conservative political activist and pundit. He is the founder and executive director of the Young Georgians in Government political group. He is known for his YouTube video that went viral in February 2015, defending former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani about the comments Giuliani made criticizing President Barack Obama, and criticizing Obama himself.

Early life and education

Pearson was born in Augusta, Georgia. His father is a retired sergeant major.[2] In 2012 the family relocated to Grovetown, where Pearson attends the Columbia Middle School.[3] He was elected student body president in seventh grade, although he stepped down to found his Young Georgians in Government political group.[1] He will be entering eighth grade in the fall of 2015.[4]

According to his Facebook biography, he has considered himself a conservative since the age of 8.[5] While he identifies with the Republican Party, his parents are Democrats.[1]

Political activism

Pearson spends about 40 hours a week on his political activism.[2] During the 2014 United States midterm elections, he campaigned and delivered speeches for four Republican candidates.[2]

In November 2014, Pearson founded a political group named Young Georgians in Government, desiring to involve young people in the political process and develop "solutions" for government.[1] The nonpartisan group has teen representatives in 15 counties.[3]

In early 2015, Pearson began promoting his own constitutional amendment to lower the age restriction for assuming public office in Georgia to age 18 in the House and age 21 in the Senate.[2][6][7] He has acquired seven co-sponsors for the bill, including State Representatives Ben Harbin, Barry Fleming, and Buzz Brockway.[2]

In May 2015 Pearson interviewed 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate and United States Senator from Texas Ted Cruz about the Republican Party and Cruz's presidential campaign.[8] In a conversation with Business Insider, Pearson expressed support for 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate and United States Senator from Kentucky Rand Paul, and is a part of Paul's presidential campaign in Georgia.[4] Pearson said that Paul has a "unique ability" to connect with millennials.[4] 

On July 27th,2015, Pearson rescinded his support for Rand Paul and switched to Ted Cruz.

YouTube video

Pearson opened his YouTube channel on February 21, 2015, and two days later posted a video, "President Obama: Do you really love America?" in which he defended former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani about the comments Giuliani had made criticizing President Barack Obama.[1] Pearson also criticized Obama, saying, "If you really did love America, you would call [Islamic State] what it really is: an assault on Christianity, an assault on America and downright hate for the American values that our country holds—freedom of speech, freedom of religion and every single thing that our country stands for".[5] The video received more than half a million views in its first two days[1] and by June 2015 had logged nearly two million views.[9] The video garnered positive and negative reviews from many notable people, including evangelist Anita Fuentes and YouTube personality Clavell Jackson.[10]

On March 3, 2015, Facebook removed the personal account of C.J. Pearson.[11] Pearson then posted on social media, accusing them of quelling dissent towards Obama. Facebook responded and stated that a person must be at least 13 to have an account on their website.[11] Pearson said that Facebook removes "conservative accounts after they decide to speak up" on an interview with Fox & Friends and Fox DC.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Suggs, Ernie (February 23, 2015). "12-year-old launched to fame by Obama diss". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e Fouriezos, Nick (January 13, 2015). "A conservative whiz kid". USA Today. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  3. ^ a b McCord, Susan (December 7, 2014). "Middle-schooler C.J. Pearson engaging the political process". The Columbia County News–Times. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Campbell, Colin (18 June 2015). "12-year-old YouTube star explains what millennials think about Rand Paul". Business Insider. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  5. ^ a b Chasmar, Jessica (23 February 2015). "12-year-old conservative releases viral clip: 'President Obama, you don't love America'". The Washington Times. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  6. ^ Osborn, Scott (1 March 2015). "Interview With CJ Pearson: A Joe For America Exclusive". JoeForAmerica.com. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  7. ^ "General Assembly; age requirements for members; lower". Georgia General Assembly. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  8. ^ Pearson, C.J. "CJ Pearson interviews Senator Ted Cruz (video)". YouTube. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  9. ^ Campbell, Colin (18 June 2015). "Politics More: 2016 Elections Rand Paul Georgia Millenials 12-year-old YouTube star: Young people love Rand Paul because he is "a maverick"". Business Insider. Retrieved 20 June 2015. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 59 (help)
  10. ^ Kovacs, Joe (23 February 2015). "Black 12-year-old goes nuclear on Obama". WND.com. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  11. ^ a b c Nye, James (3 March 2015). "Facebook REMOVES 12-year-old black middle school pupil's account for 'suspicious activity' after he made popular video criticizing Obama". DailyMail. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  12. ^ "12-year-old conservative takes political world by storm". Fox & Friends (Fox News). 1 March 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.

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