Tierney Cahill is a 6th grade teacher in Reno, Nevada who ran for Congress to show her students that "real people can participate in government."  The story of her campaign - in which her students play a major and prominent role - is the subject of an upcoming movie starring Hallie Berry.  Twenty-eight sixth graders served as her campaign managers.

See Tierney Cahill in action:  VIDEO

The discussion of the campaign starts around minute 10 +/-