‘Young People Are Going to Fix Our Democracy’
The Chronicle of Philanthropy | By The Chronicle Staff Future Caucus president Layla Zaidane talks about how Gen Z and millennial lawmakers cross the aisle to find solutions. Case in point: The removal of Confederate iconography from Mississippi’s flag. If anyone’s well-positioned to beat back toxic political polarization in America, it’s millennials and Gen Zers,…
Young voters prize authenticity, empathy in candidates: Survey
The Hill | By Joanne Haner Young Americans want to feel listened to by an authentic and genuine political candidate, according to a new survey from American University’s Sine Institute of Policy & Politics, providing insight into the key voting demographic weeks out from the presidential election. The results were unveiled at the Sept. 17 event “What’s…
Future Summit 2024
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.
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
By Elizabeth Rosen 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…
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).…