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Cruise-Holmes Daughter Suri Noelle Votes in Pennsylvania

7/28/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Suri Noelle, daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, voted in Pennsylvania in October 2024 under her new surname.
Voter records list her as “Suri Noelle” after she first used the name on her graduation pamphlet in June 2024.
She majors in musical theater at Carnegie Mellon and will perform in “Midsummer!”.
Katie Holmes, 47, said she is proud of her daughter and denied trust-fund claims.

History

Historical Context

The Twenty-sixth Amendment, proposed March 23 1971 and ratified July 1 1971, lowered the voting age to 18 after Vietnam-era protests that used the slogan “old enough to fight, old enough to vote.” It passed after a unanimous 94-vote Senate approval and was ratified by 38 states. In October 2024, 20-year-old Carnegie Mellon student Suri Noelle Cruise-Holmes cast a ballot in Pennsylvania, showing the amendment’s lasting impact.

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Story summary

Suri Noelle, daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, voted in Pennsylvania in October 2024 under her new surname.
Voter records list her as “Suri Noelle” after she first used the name on her graduation pamphlet in June 2024.
She majors in musical theater at Carnegie Mellon and will perform in “Midsummer!”.
Katie Holmes, 47, said she is proud of her daughter and denied trust-fund claims.

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