Many of them will be giving their views on the BBC Wales news website, TV and radio ahead of the assembly elections on 3 May.

They responded to an appeal from BBC Wales asking people to make their opinions heard on everything from hospitals and schools to waste bins and global warming.

Here, you can meet members of the group from the north Wales electoral region. Click on the links in the map above for more on the others in the rest of Wales.

Bedwyr Griffiths

AGE: 32

LIVES: Denbigh

WORKS: Carer

ISSUES: A full-time carer, he is most interested in health issues. His father is unwell with Alzheimers' disease, his sister is a nurse and he used to work at Glan Clwyd Hospital. He wants the assembly have more powers and feels the closure of small schools, local hospitals and post offices should be looked at again.

Kelvin Griffiths

AGE: 53

LIVES: Carmel

WORKS: Former police officer, now a farmer

ISSUES: They combine both strands of his working life: law and order and rural affairs. He says farmers do not want subsidies necessarily, but a fair price at the market place.

Helen Mai Hughes

AGE: 22

LIVES: Llanfechell, Amlwch

WORKS: Classroom assistant

ISSUES: She says she is over-qualified and is struggling to find a job on Anglesey after she graduated with a degree in psychology. She has been helped by Parys Training on Anglesey and now works as a classroom assistant. She feels there's nothing on Anglesey for young people and sees little point in voting.

Mike Hughes

AGE: 56

LIVES: Old Colwyn

WORKS: Building services manager

ISSUES: He is very interested in local issues and is concerned at the number of civilian posts that North Wales Police has had to shed due to a reduced settlement from the Home Office. He is concerned about politicians who, he says, put different slants on issues to "suit their own ends".

Alwyn Jones-Parry

AGE: 64

LIVES: Llandrillo, near Corwen

WORKS: Retired headmaster

ISSUES: Politicians - and their honesty - are most important, and the spin should be removed. Voting should be compulsory and voters should be able to mark their paper with a "none of the above" option. Health and affordable housing are also big issues. He is not altogether convinced the assembly is a good thing, adding another tier of government. He likes politicians to have strong views, yet will listen to all views and perhaps adapt according to a developing situation.

Jenny Jones

AGE: 24

LIVES: Llandyrnog

WORKS: Geologist, part-time cosmetics consultant

ISSUES: She would like to see more passion and conviction from our politicians, and long gone are the days when we had politicians with the enthusiasm of Neil Kinnock. A farmer's daughter, she is also interested in farming issues and wants to see parties' policies on health care and the environment.

John Morgans

AGE: 64

LIVES: Benllech, Anglesey

WORKS: Former financial consultant

ISSUES: He reckons the Welsh assembly - which he calls the south Wales assembly - is a waste of money. He also has a problem with free prescriptions in Wales. He fears it will mean money will have to be taken from existing NHS budgets to pay for it.

Dewi Parry

AGE: 32

LIVES: Rhiwlas, Bangor

WORKS: IT manager

ISSUES: With the birth of a third child this Easter, he is most concerned with childcare issues as well as cleanliness in hospitals. He feels strongly about nursery fees and says young families should be helped more financially. He also wonders why some schools have to raise funds to buy basics for their classrooms. He raises funds for the air ambulance and would also like to see more financial support for it.

Mary Elen Rowlands

AGE: 22

LIVES: Amlwch

WORKS: Administration assistant

ISSUES: She wants to see changes in Anglesey, ranging from more help for youngsters trying to get a roof above their heads to finding somewhere for them to go in the evenings, such as youth clubs. She also feels employment is a big issue, with the Wylfa nuclear plant closing. She wants to know what kind of future she and her daughter can look forward to.

Matt Wood

AGE: 23

LIVES: St Asaph

WORKS: Bar worker

ISSUES: Jobs, especially because he is living back home after graduating in Cardiff. He would like to see the parties' policies on jobs and how they would create them. Now he worries that he will have to move away from north Wales to get a graduate career.

Steve Taylor

AGE: 22

LIVES: Wrexham

WORKS: Supermarket worker

ISSUES: He feels the assembly is biased towards the south of the country and thinks more money is being targeted there. He would like to see politicians tackling transport issues across Wales, and them listening to voters' views.

Ken Valentine

AGE: 73

LIVES: Hafod, Rhos

WORKS: Former miner and cable-maker

ISSUES: He says he is happy with some of the recent assembly government decisions - such as free bus passes - but he feels it is biased towards south Wales. He backed devolution and says regeneration has helped the area he lives in.