North Carolina politics still a tough play for millennials and Gen Z

by Grace Vitaglione

Eliazar Posada, a member of the Carrboro Town Council, never imagined he’d run for office. As a queer Latino millennial, he knew his background was different from that of most politicians.

His mother organized farmworkers in Texas. His family was homeless for a brief period in his childhood, and he made tacos with his mother to sell before school.

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Some young candidates struggle to stay in office because of burnout and low pay, said Reed Howard, vice president of strategy and public affairs at the Millennial Action Project. 

Pay depends on the style of legislature: Citizen legislatures tend to have smaller staffs and elected officials who work full-time jobs outside of lawmaking at typically lower pay. 

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