By Alex Lee In the challenging landscape of Mississippi politics, where racial and partisan divides often seem insurmountable, Representative Jeramey Anderson (D-MS) has emerged as a determined and forward-thinking leader. Since his election at the age of 21, Anderson has championed dialogue and collaboration to overcome deep-seated divisions. Future Caucus spoke with Anderson about his…
Future Summit South 2024
In May 2024, Future Caucus hosted its first-ever regional Future Summit, Future Summit South, in Atlanta, Georgia. Legislators from across the South came together to transcend political polarization, collaborate and share policy ideas, and gain knowledge from experts in their field. Future Summit South served as a central location for policymakers across the region to…
Their Generation: The Promise of Younger Elected Officials
By Layla Zaidane, Future Caucus President & CEO, in The Democracy Journal “You can be anything you want to be when you grow up.” Parents and teachers speak these words to children all over the country. With permission to dream, children are unleashed to imagine themselves as professional athletes, firefighters, teachers, and doctors. Less common…
Future Summit 2024
What happens when you connect the most promising, effective leaders of a generation? Future Summit is the premiere opportunity to network with Gen Z and millennial lawmakers across the country. Discover future-oriented policy to bring to your state. Workshop your own legislative solutions with the people in your shoes. Explore new strategies to build coalitions…
Melinda French Gates on Why “Being Yourself” Doesn’t Always Work for Women
Cosmopolitan | By Jessica Giles Here we are in another presidential election year. (Pause for scream.) Chaos will surely abound on the campaign trail and elsewhere, but we here at Cosmo have found a way to not only survive elections but to use them to feel tangibly better about the world: Focus on the women. A few…
For Vermont’s youngest lawmaker, flood recovery and rural issues hit home
Vermont Public | By Sophie Stephens Walking into the Statehouse in Montpelier on a weekday in March, hectic energy abounds. Lawmakers in suits are bustling through doors, lobbyists and media mill about, and there’s the occasional classroom field trip. Among the fray are young kids in dark green blazers, running up stairs, shuffling around papers or passing…
Opinion | Buck up, America. Help is on the way.
By Theodore R. Johnson, The Washington Post More than a decade ago, I arrived in the nation’s capital on a White House fellowship. For a young military officer, it was a once-in-a-lifetime professional opportunity — the kind of posting that can lead to promotions and plum assignments. Among the many things I had hoped to…
Trust, Truth, and Treating Everyone Equally: A New Hampshire Playbook
The Profiles of Effective Lawmakers series tells the stories of young lawmakers, their pathway to public service, and their impact in their community. By: Grayson Lewis Representative Rebecca McWilliams is a Democrat serving New Hampshire’s District Merrimack 30, a district including the city of Concord. An architect by training, McWilliams became involved in New Hampshire…
Pennsylvania Future Caucus outlines legislative priorities
By ABC27 News, Jared Weaver Some of Pennsylvania’s youngest state lawmakers unveiled their legislative priorities this year. The Future Caucus includes Gen Z and millennials from both parties. Their goal is to help with rising costs, specifically housing, higher education, and child care. They’re pushing legislation that includes giving tax breaks to first-time home buyers…
Pennsylvania Future Caucus
By WETM 18 News The Pennsylvania Future Caucus was recently featured on WETM 18 News to share more about their 2024 legislative priorities.