At my organization, Millennial Action Project, we’ve been tracking these young agents of change and recently released a report called “The State of Young State Leadership.”
Future of Work Advisory Council Roundtables
Over the last few months of 2022, the Millennial Action Project held a series of convening sessions for its Future of Work Advisory Council (FOWAC). This council was established, with the support of the Omidyar Network, to bring together young legislators who are thought leaders on economic policy. The council was co-chaired by Rep. Jennifer…
Lunch & Learn on Mindfulness with Rep. Jeremy Gray (AL)
On November 2nd, Representative Jeremy Gray kicked off Millennial Action Project’s new Lunch and Learn series by leading a discussion on how he uses mindfulness as a legislator. The Lunch and Learn series are virtual events hosted “by legislators for legislators.” In the webinar, he shared insights from his experience passing legislation to lift a…
On the Rise — Rep. Neil Rafferty (D-AL)
On the Rise is a year-long series leading up to MAP’s ten year anniversary. The series features profiles of Millennial and Gen Z legislators in the Millennial Action Project’s State Future Caucus Network (SFCN) network. The SFCN is a bipartisan network of young elected officials that engages with over 1,600 legislators across the country to…
GLOBAL NATIONAL POLITICS Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation: What to Watch on Election Night; Celebrating ‘Witches’ All Year Long
New research entitled “Millennials on the Rise” from Layla Zaidane, CEO of the Millennial Action Project (MAP) reveals that while more millennials and young Americans are running for office, the number of young women running has decreased since 2020:
Gen Z: Writing Their Own Rules
The explosion of social media, two-plus years of social distancing during a global pandemic, and social unrest has also created a generation of vocal civic activists on issues such as racial justice and climate change.
1 in 6 congressional candidates in the midterm elections is a millennial
Young Americans are getting involved and running for Congress.
1 in 6 midterm candidates are millennials: report
Young Americans are making a historic bid for Congress this year.
A new report found millennials represent 1 out of 6 congressional candidates in the midterm elections, and Generation Z is on the ballot for the first time.
The Young Leaders Transforming the 2022 Midterms, with Layla Zaidane (PODCAST)
With less than a week to Election Day, Layla Zaidane, president and CEO of the Millennial Action Project, joins Doorstep co-hosts, Nick Gvosdev and Tatiana Serafin for a preview of changes ahead as young leaders step up to run for office and come out to vote.
Generation Z and millennial candidates elbow into 2022 contention
This fall’s midterm congressional elections are witnessing the biggest effort yet by younger candidates to take charge from the capital’s aging political establishment.