Carina LaRocca loves her brother. It’s why she was inside the Stafford Township council meeting room on Feb. 20 to hold the Bible underneath his left hand as he was sworn onto the council by 9th District Assemblyman Greg Myhre.

“I’m very proud of him, and I’m glad he ended up here,” she said. “He’s a fair person and thinks things through really well. He’s always been interested in government, and I can see him doing this for a long time. You don’t see too many 24-year-olds as councilmen.”