▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 5 , ▁Anton elli ▁ran ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁a ▁district ▁including ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Side ▁of ▁Manh attan ▁Island ▁along ▁with ▁parts ▁of ▁The ▁Bron x . ▁He ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁Democratic ▁inc umb ent ▁Ted ▁We iss ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 8 5 % – 1 5 %. ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Anton elli ▁moved ▁to ▁Texas . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁a ▁term ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁C ed ar ▁Hill ▁I SD ▁school ▁board ▁and ▁served ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁Writing ▁career ▁Anton elli ▁is ▁a ▁professional ▁journalist . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁man aging ▁editor ▁of ▁The ▁Clark sv ille ▁Times ▁based ▁in ▁Clark sv ille , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁Anton elli ▁got ▁a ▁late ▁start ▁in ▁his ▁fiction ▁writing ▁career ; ▁his ▁first ▁story ▁(" Sil vern " ▁in ▁the ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁issue ▁of ▁Revolution SF ) ▁was ▁published ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 4 6 ▁years ▁old . ▁His ▁first ▁professional ▁sale ▁was ▁" A ▁Ro cket ▁for ▁the ▁Republic ", ▁published ▁in ▁As im ov ' s ▁Science ▁F iction ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁His ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁short ▁story ▁" Gre at ▁White ▁Sh ip " ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Side wise ▁Award ▁for ▁Altern ate ▁History .