Ready For 2028?

Don't sit back and let the future pass us by. Our time is now. . . . We are the future of a more egalitarian nation, and we must vote at the ballot box now to make it happen.

TOM MANATOS, 28, Glen Echo

Adviser to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Manatos's blood is rich in executiveness. His father worked for Jimmy Carter, and his father's father, a Senate liaison for Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, was the first Greek American to work in the White House. A native of Montgomery County, Manatos took time off from his communications studies at Cornell in 2000 to be the second-youngest paid staffer at Gore-Lieberman headquarters in Nashville. He started working with Pelosi (D-Calif.) as an intern shortly after she became minority whip and has been with her since. In July he'll cross party lines to marry a former staffer for George W. Bush.

What is your greatest weakness?

Having to remind myself that a Redskins win or loss should not affect my mood.

Your greatest fears?

Global warming and the growth of world terrorism.

Your most notable characteristic?

The majority opinion of my grandmothers, mother, father and fiancee (with dissenting opinions from my brothers and abstaining opinions of my sister-in-law) is that I am perfect.

What trait do you most value in others?

Honesty.

What natural gift would you most like to possess?