Ben Joyce is a 22-year-old student at the Borough Manhattan Community College. He’s also the Socialist Workers Party’s chosen candidate as representative for New York’s 7th Congressional District, an area that includes east Bronx, northern Queens and Jackson Heights.

If elected, Joyce would be not only the youngest member of New York State Congress but also the first member of the Socialist Workers Party to hold national office since the early 20th century, according to his campaign manager Dan Fein.

Dressed like any Stern student in a dark suit and blue-striped tie, Joyce explained to WSN why the U.S. government is in need of a complete makeover.

“You can’t really have both those who represent the workers and the ruling class in power [at the same time],” he said, his eyes flicking towards Fein as he outlined the SWP platform.