ANGIE MILES: Noah Teets may not look like a political influencer He may not sound like your idea of a mover and shaker, but in this northwestern part of Virginia, he is exactly these things.

NOAH TEETS: When I was younger, I was very much shy through public school and all of that.

In my own way I felt outnumbered because I felt like I was different from everybody.

But obviously that's changed.

ANGIE MILES: Even though Noah was only nine years old at the time, this is the moment, he says, when he first took an interest in politics.

NOAH TEETS: I remember vividly in 2015 when Donald Trump announced that he was running for president.

I was sitting in my grandma's living room watching the TV, and something about it just struck me to turn to the TV and just pay attention.

ANGIE MILES: And from then to now he is increasingly convinced that his voice matters in determining the fate of the country.

NOAH TEETS: I follow Jason Miyares, the attorney general, for Virginia, a lot, and Ive watched the stats and stuff that he said about fentanyl Increases in the state have gotten really out of hand.

And I've also had personal issues with drugs and things not that I've done, but with people around me.

Throughout the years.

I've seen it get worse throughout our whole community.

ANGIE MILES: Noah says his deep Christian faith compels him to do something.

NOAH TEETS: I believe it's about the love you show to people and about the courage and positions that you take to show that kind of love and things to people.

And that's where God comes in, because God is love.

Mother Autumn is not only proud of her son...

AUTUMN TEETS: Noah's heart.

Oh my gosh.

Noah's heart is huge.

So Noah had a rough start in life.

He was born to two teenage parents, myself being 17, as well as his biological father.

I dropped out of high school to raise him.

I had to get a full time job.

His father wasn't really involved.

I had to be that mom first before anything else.

ANGIE MILES: Autumn Teets is also inspired by Noah to be more involved in her community as well.

AUTUMN TEETS: I was never a big politics person, but seeing how excited Noah got, it got me looking into things and doing my research and seeing how it could positively affect me.

And so because of my son, I vote.

ANGIE MILES: Noah and his mom both work retail jobs and Noah has a second job doing tree work.

He says over the past decade, he's seen too many people go from relative financial security to more struggle than he thinks should be necessary.

That struggle is one reason he's campaigning for Donald Trump.

NOAH TEETS: Under the four years of President Trump, we saw a record economy.

We saw gas prices at an amazing level, and groceries were sustainable.

People were able to live.

We were able to enjoy life.

We should probably also let the state police know.

AUTUMN TEETS: ...Virginia State... NOAH TEETS: I believe he is the better leader for the country.

Him being the one hit with COVID, I believe he could have done a little better.

But the transition to the next administration, that was a rough patch for everybody, and I believe they could have done a lot more to make it better.

That's where I stand on that.

MAN: Are you Noah?

NOAH TEETS: I am.

MAN: Good to meet you.

NOAH TEETS: You as well.

MAN: Love our country.

Love our president.

BOTH: Yep.

ANGIE MILES: Noah is inviting others to stand with him and to ride with him for his candidate.

He's organized rallies like this one from Winchester to Leesburg.

NOAH TEETS: It's an adrenaline rush of being with other people that are like minded, like you.

It makes you feel good that you feel like you're doing something good for your country and your community.

I'm worried about this election because of the future of my life and for my brothers and my sister and all the generations after me.

Right now I'm 18 years old and before I was always being told, “You can't vote.

Your opinion doesn't matter.” Now I can vote.

Now, according to other people, my opinion does matter now.

ANGIE MILES: Noah, like a majority of Americans, says the country is moving in the wrong direction, but he says it can be turned around with a lot of work and he's ready to do his part.

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