Christopher J. Lewis ’02, a member of that class, Religion 1529, “Personal Choice and Global Transformation,” said those lectures were his first encounter with Reich.

After seeing him speak, Lewis decided to join the Reich campaign.

At the Saturday caucus in Ward 8, he was elected an alternate delegate.

“I believe in his candidacy and his stance on education and equality,” Lewis said. “He is the best candidate for the task at hand and will bring the labor sector into the 21st century.”

Lewis is one of five Harvard students who will attend the state party convention in Worcester this summer as alternates.

“The great thing about my campaign is that young people have become excited about politics,” Reich said at Saturday’s caucus.

“I would like to think I am talking about issues that matter and igniting ideals that many young people feel but have been afraid to act upon because of overriding cynicism of American politics.”

President of the Harvard Democrats, Sonia H. Kastner ’03, said she was pleased with the student showing at the caucuses.

“It is important for students to register in the local district,” she said. “Harvard makes up a huge part of Cambridge and we can make our presence known through voting.”

—Staff writer Jeslyn A. Miller can be reached at jmiller@fas.harvard.edu.