His name is Noah McCullough. He’s 10 years old. And he’s running for president as a Republican — in 2032.

This is not a joke.

Currently, he has been enlisted by Bush administration supporters to trumpet the president’s plan for Social Security reform. He has been traveling states in the South, singing the praises of Bush’s plan to create private accounts.

Noah was in South Carolina last week, making the media rounds.

“I support Bush on Social Security,” he told The State newspaper. “There’s a problem that has to be fixed. I know there is something wrong. I know there won’t be any Social Security for me. It’ll be bankrupt.”

Noah will not be eligible to collect Social Security for nearly 60 years.

He has traveled to a handful of states ahead of visits by the president and gone on radio programs to answer trivia questions about presidents and say a few words about Social Security.

Though he obviously is not an expert, officials say the effort is a lighthearted way to underline Bush’s message.

Bush was scheduled to visit South Carolina on Thursday and address a joint session of the General Assembly. His topic was to be Social Security reform. He postponed the visit, however, so he could attend the pope’s funeral in Rome.

The visit has been rescheduled for April 18.

Noah stopped by to see Gov. Mark Sanford, but he wasn’t there. A staff member gave Noah a tour of the State House instead.

Noah also visited the Woodrow Wilson Family Home.

The tour started on spring break from James Williams Elementary School in Kay, a bedroom community of Houston. He and his mother, Donna McCullough, who usually accompanies him on each trip, travel on weekends and holidays so he won’t miss any classes.

“Today is the only day that I’ve missed school,” he said, “and I’m happy about that.”

“Noah!” his mother admonished.

The fourth-grader is a celebrity of sorts. His command of presidential trivia has earned him several appearances on network television shows, including “Today,” “The Tonight Show” and “Fox and Friends.”

Noah has a voracious appetite for presidential trivia.

He became interested in presidents as a 5-year-old after a mock election in kindergarten. He has more than 3,000 presidential history books.

Last year at the Democratic National Convention, Noah bested former presidential candidate Howard Dean in a trivia quiz. It wasn’t even close.

He can name all 43 presidents in order and offer anecdotes about them — like the time the portly William Howard Taft got stuck in his bathtub and was removed with a crane.

Random House is publishing a book of his that includes presidential trivia. He writes about their pets, hobbies and what they are like as a person.

“He knows all kinds of quirky stuff,” his mother says.

Noah’s political leanings are hardly the product of his parents’ influence. His father, Chris McCullough, is a self-proclaimed fence-sitter, and his mother is a Democrat.

Make no mistake about it. He’s a rock-ribbed Republican. He favors big business and limited government.

Asked to list his favorite politicians, he mentioned Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan and both Bushes.

Does he have a girl friend?

“No. Never will.”

Noah has to be the front-runner for the White House 2032. After all, he’s unopposed.