Snapchat goes to Washington: New feature helps young people run for office

Snapchat creates new in-house tool aimed at helping young people run for office.

Snapchat is looking to help America's youth become potential Washington, D.C., power players with its latest feature, Run for Office Mini.

The new, in-app feature helps Snapchat users navigate which offices they can run for in their local areas based on which issues they are most passionate about, Snap, the company behind Snapchat, said in a blog post announcing the feature.

Snapchat reaches 90% of 13- to 24-year-olds in the United States, according to the company.

Run for Office Mini uses data from BallotReady, which is described as providing "personalized, nonpartisan information to voters in all 50 states" on its website.