Through Millennial Action Project (MAP)’s network of local chapters, called Future Caucuses, Gen Z and millennial lawmakers are already building bridges and working on policy solutions together. Elected officials ranging from progressive to conservative are a part of these effective groups, and today we count 34 Future Caucuses and 1,600 young lawmakers as a part of this movement.
Becoming an Effective Lawmaker
The Center for Effective Lawmaking (CEL) is a partnership between Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia, designed to study and promote effective lawmaking across the U.S. state legislatures and in Congress. The CEL scores all members of Congress and most state legislators on their lawmaking effectiveness, and uses those scores to identify the habits…
Everytown Will Train Young Anti-Gun Violence Activists to Run for Office in New Program
Between 2022 and 2023, the number of young people under the age of 26 serving in state legislatures swelled by 170%, according to data from Millennial Action Project. This generation of lawmakers will bring with them their experience of being at the forefront of the country’s gun violence epidemic.
Gen Z and millennial lawmakers want to end gun violence. But they disagree on how to get there.
Gen Z still has a very small representation in state legislatures, with just 73 following the most recent midterms, according to the youth leadership nonprofit Millennial Action Project. Still, that is up from 23 before the midterms.
Creating a Greener Future: Young Lawmakers’ Bipartisan Solutions to Climate Change
Earth Day is a time to look to the future — reflecting on our planet and the steps we can take to protect it. As the impacts of climate change continue to heighten, it’s more important than ever to come up with innovative and effective solutions to address these problems. It’s no secret that young people are…
Profiles of Effective Lawmakers: Rep. Sami Scheetz | Democrat – Iowa
Gen Z in the Statehouse: Meet Iowa’s first Arab-American Legislator Rep. Sami Scheetz is a 26-year-old state representative in Iowa, who attributes his background in organizing and growing up in a diverse, blue-collar community as the driving forces for his politics and advocacy. Read on to learn more about Rep. Scheetz: Meet Rep. Sami Scheetz…
ON THE RISE — REP. RUI XU
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…
MILLENNIAL ACTION PROJECT ANNOUNCES NEW VICE PRESIDENT, STRATEGY & PUBLIC AFFAIRS
The Millennial Action Project (MAP) announces Reed Howard to serve as Vice President of Strategy and Public Affairs.
Legislators young and old talk generational politics and ageism
Vermont lawmakers launched the cross-party Future Caucus with the Millennial Action Project, a group focused on encouraging younger people to pursue politics, in 2015 to unify lawmakers under 45 years old and encourage younger individuals to run for office. But in June of last year, only 24 of the 150 state legislators were under 45.
What’s Your Big Idea? Bold Solutions from the Ascend Fellowship
At the Aspen Forum on Children and Families: Lift up your heads and lower your shoulders: these Ascend Fellows will provide a dose of inspiration and action as they share their big ideas for intergenerational opportunity in 2023 and beyond. Introduction: – Lisa Bohmer, Director, Global Early Childhood Development, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Speakers: –…