In July 2024, Future Caucus hosted the eighth annual Future Summit in Washington, D.C., the largest bipartisan convening of young state legislators nationwide. Over the past eight years, hundreds of legislators from across the country have come together to transcend political polarization, collaborate and share policy ideas, and gain insight from national policy experts.
Nancy Pelosi on the ‘Decision to Win’ in 2024
Meet the Press NOW
State Representative Dr. Jasmine Clark (D-GA) and State Representative Mike Smith (R-DE) join NBC’s Meet the Press NOW to talk about bipartisanship.
Democrats, Kamala Harris, and young voters in 2024
WAMU/NPR Radio Interview with Representative Ajay Pittman (D-OK). With Vice President Kamala Harris now aiming to become the Democratic party’s presidential nominee, one big question remains: Will Harris’ candidacy change her party’s fortunes with younger voters, especially those in the 18-to-40 age bracket? They’ve been a crucial voting bloc for Democrats for decades. Exit polls suggested…
Harris Campaign Embraces GenZ Memes
Bloomberg Technology After President Joe Biden pulled out of the race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, many GenZ voters were quick to embrace the campaign through memes and video edits of the Vice President that have since gone viral on social media. Layla Zaidane, CEO of Future Caucus, a nonpartisan organization for young policymakers,…
Building Civic Bridges with Rep. Derek Kilmer
In the realm of politics, where bipartisan cooperation often feels out of reach, Representative Derek Kilmer (D-WA) stands out as a pragmatic and compassionate young leader. With his impending departure from Congress, Future Caucus spoke to Kilmer about his strategies for transcending partisanship to build a more robust democracy and his advice to young lawmakers…
Lessons from the Front Lines of Election Policy
By Paige Ferguson, Innovation Lab Director I hopped off the plane at LAX with a dream and my cardigan… to attend the Election Science, Reform, and Administration Conference at the University of Southern California Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy. The USC Schwarzenegger Institute gathered some of the foremost experts in elections nationwide. Pro-democracy…
To the Future! Young Lawmakers Goals in Pennsylvania
Erie News Now | By Kara Jeffers The median age of a U.S. Congress member is the highest its ever been— 58 for representatives and 65 for senators. With governments trending older, getting perspectives from all generations is key. “For the first time ever, millennials are the largest voting bloc by population,” said Rep. Thomas Kutz (R-87).…
Gen Z candidates look to make their mark in this year’s election
Fulcrum | By Meaghan Downey In North Carolina’s March Republican primary, a candidate barely old enough to order a beer knocked off a ten-term state legislator. The victory by Wyatt Gable, 21, over state Rep. George Cleveland, 84, comes as Americans have voiced concerns over the age of elected officials, especially the two frontrunners in November’s…
Young lawmakers chart bipartisan future for state Legislature
Times Union | By Dan Clark ALBANY — It’s not every day you see a member of the state Legislature in an orange jumpsuit on their way to jail, but that’s what lawmakers in the body’s Future Caucus saw during a meeting of their nascent group last week. The subject of the photo appeared to be…