Lawmakers put aside political differences to launch Oklahoma Future Caucus
September 22, 2020
Some state lawmakers, who are millennials, put aside political differences Tuesday for the next generation of Oklahomans by launching the first Oklahoma Future Caucus.
OKLAHOMA CITY —Some state lawmakers, who are millennials, put aside political differences Tuesday for the next generation of Oklahomans by launching the first Oklahoma Future Caucus.
The state legislators – Reps. Ajay Pittman and Judd Storm and Sens. Carri Hicks and John Montgomery – are the faces and co-chairs of the Oklahoma Future Caucus.
“The state future caucus’ mission is to serve as a bipartisanship platform for young elected officials to collaborate on innovative solutions to issues facing the millennial and future generations,” Pittman said.
The Oklahoma Future Caucus will have 38 members, both Republican and Democrat, and all under the age of 45.
“We are young elected officials who have proven that we can and will work across the aisles to reach the goals and objectives that we establish for progress as we move forward in our attempts to be a top 10 state,” Pittman said.
The caucus is now the 30th in the U.S. to join the Millennial Action Project – a national nonpartisan organization in which young elected officials work to bridge the gap between parties to lead a new era of governing.
“Joining the future caucus network of 29 other states makes futuristic thinking a priority in Oklahoma,” Hicks said.
“It falls to the elected officials to set the example and to set the standard that we can work together on issues that unite us,” Montgomery said.
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