This year’s fourth grade "If I Were Mayor, I Would..." essay contest winners captured the volunteer readers and finalist judges’ attention with their dynamic essays.

Thank you to our volunteer readers, who were so impressed by the essays they would sometimes forget the ideas were from fourth graders.

Please join us in congratulating the eleven winners of MML’s "If I Were Mayor, I Would…" essay contest, their teachers, and the municipalities they represent:

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The winners will be honored on Friday, April 10, 2026. We look forward to state and local dignitaries honoring these students whose essays stood out from the almost 900 essays we received.