{"id":48246,"date":"2026-02-04T18:01:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.steinmuehle.de\/blog\/portfolio-item\/elected-to-the-state-legislature-at-age-32\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T08:25:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T06:25:49","slug":"elected-to-the-state-legislature-at-age-32","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/blog\/portfolio-item\/elected-to-the-state-legislature-at-age-32\/","title":{"rendered":"Elected to the State Legislature at Age 32"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1b7hvsc-67ae69daa1845971ed9d929afc02e621\">\n.avia-section.av-1b7hvsc-67ae69daa1845971ed9d929afc02e621{\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\nbackground-image:unset;\nmargin-top:17px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-1b7hvsc-67ae69daa1845971ed9d929afc02e621 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  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That\u2019s exactly how it went for Marie-Sophie K\u00fcnkel, and her passion for these subjects was recognized and encouraged at Steinm\u00fchle pretty quickly.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-s1ns0c-752aa3488b6cf591b694892fcf0fcc11\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-s1ns0c-752aa3488b6cf591b694892fcf0fcc11{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-s1ns0c-752aa3488b6cf591b694892fcf0fcc11 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-p5jpgc-7804006d8490bb86a4746bc8341b0b30 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4><strong>\u201cMarie-Sophie was very enthusiastic and willing to stand up for what she loved.\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-2gc4ik-e4068ad2a9ad1d3e8a9d48742c36781f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Political science became an exam subject for the Abitur and, from then on, dominated Marie-Sophie\u2019s life. 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