In the run-up to this Saturday's March for Our Lives, we've been hearing from young people who say just marching against gun violence isn't enough. To really make an impact, you have to get involved in electoral politics yourself.

And last fall, WNYC profiled one 16-year-old, named David Oks, who went so far as to run for mayor in his town of Ardsley, New York.

Update: He's not the mayor. "I got five percent of the vote as a write-in candidate," he told us.

"I had been working as a Senate page [last] summer, and at one point, one of the senators—Senator Lankford from Oklahoma—told us all to run for office," Oks said. "And there hadn't been a competitive election in Ardsley for about 10 years. So I decided that when I got back, it would be best to run for office."

Despite all the attention on Washington these days, Oks said that for young people looking to get involved in politics, local elections are the perfect place to start.

"You know, zoning laws usually have more impact on a person's life than does foreign policy," Oks said. "But, usually people know less, so they're less inclined to get involved. And that usually means there's a small core of people that are very, very involved."

Like many students around the country, Oks participated in the walkout at his school, following the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida. And after this weekend's march, he plans to remain involved involved in electoral politics. For now.

"Well, right now I'm working on a congressional campaign, and after that, well you know, I think I'm going to go to college."