Young state lawmakers like Kansas’ Tory Blew and Oklahoma’s Daniel Pae — and a surge of newly elected members of Generation Z — are “a light at the end of the tunnel” of partisan ugliness
Capitol View: Arkansas legislative session getting started, several bills filed
Brock met with Rep. Jamie Scott and Rep. Aaron Pilkington of the Arkansas Future Caucus, a part of the Millennial Action Project. MAP seeks to connect young leaders on either side of the political aisle. They both speak on what they hope to achieve and what they want to see from the legislative session, despite their political differences.
CSPAN BookTV: After Words by Philip Bump (featuring Layla Zaidane
Washington Post columnist Philip Bump examined how baby boomers have impacted the U.S economy and political system and how future generations will fare. He was interviewed by Millennial Action Project president Layla Zaidane.
ON THE RISE TOUR — KANSAS FUTURE CAUCUS
On Wednesday, January 18th, the Kansas Future Caucus, a bipartisan group of Gen Z and millennial legislators, brought together community members and young legislators for a moment of action. In a panel discussion titled “A More Collaborative Kansas: How Young Legislators Are Shaking Up Topeka,” the young legislators discussed their work in the state legislature,…
Chesterfield County Zoomer joins ranks of young political candidates
“We actually tracked this past election cycle,” said Layla Zaidane, president of the Millennial Action Project. “[There were] 261 Gen Z candidates who ran for state legislative office. In 2023, there’re about 75 who actually won, who are serving in state legislative office. That’s compared to 27, the year before.”
MILLENNIAL ACTION PROJECT ANNOUNCES 170% INCREASE IN GEN Z-ERS SERVING IN PUBLIC OFFICE
In 2023, there will be 73 Gen Z state legislators serving; compared to 27 in 2022.
Buzz: millennials take over Congress
Congress is experiencing a youth movement, sort of. The Millennial Action Project told Secrets that there is a 40% increase in millennial and Generation Z members in the new Congress.
ON THE RISE — REP. DANIEL PAE
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…
LISTEN: Vermont Future Caucus on Vermont Public Radio
Vermont Future Caucus Co-Chairs, Rep. Casey Toof and Sen. Becca White, were interviewed by Vermont Public Radio on January 4, 2023.
Reclaiming Our Democracy in the 118th Congress
One cause for hope is the Congressional Future Caucus, which unites young members across the aisle to forge policy solutions, “breaking the status-quo of hyper-partisanship and proving that America’s next generation leads differently.”