Allan Branstiter, an Iraq War veteran, full-time college student, and part-time waiter, is running for a seat in the North Dakota state senate, representing Fargo. 
 
Between studying at Minnesota State University Moorhead, where he's a history major, and working at a Fargo-area restaurant, any free time he has is spent campaigning, like at North Dakota State University's homecoming parade.

Branstiter, 25, said there are some days when he'd rather be spending his time with his friends, but that the election is more important.

"I  think we're going to look back at when we're about 50 years old, and we're either going to be very proud at what we were able to achieve, or we're going to wonder what it would have been like if we would have just put forth a little more effort," he said.

Check out a video about Branstiter's campaigning here: http://think.mtv.com/044FDFFFF0098A10B001700993E7D/