New Future Caucus report finds more Gen Z, millennials running for Congress

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Source: The Hill

10/03/24 12:01 AM ET


A Future Caucus report released Thursday found an increase in congressional candidates under the age of 45 seeking higher office, with the group’s leader noting younger blocs have found success combatting political polarization.

“As more and more people are louder about the problems in our democracy, it would be rational, it would be reasonable, to see more and more people decide they aren’t going to get involved,” Layla Zaidane, president and CEO of Future Caucus, told The Hill. “Instead, we’re seeing the opposite. We’re seeing more and more young people decide to throw their hat in the ring and be a part of the solution.”

The Thursday report, titled “On the Rise,” examines demographic data of congressional candidates from primary and general ballots. As of Sept. 11, there are 1,285 congressional candidates on November’s general election ballot, including 21 Gen Z candidates, according to the report. There’s 220 millennials seeking office — a 79 percent increase from 2020, when 123 candidates in the age group ran for Congress.

But candidates over the age of 45 are still outnumbering younger candidates two to one. It found the average age in the House and Senate are 57.9 and 65.3 years old, respectively.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4909283-young-candidates-future-caucus-report/

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Link to REPORT site - On the Rise 2024

Link to REPORT (PDF) - https://futurecaucus.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/on-the-rise-final2024.pdf

The age for the House is 25 and Senate is 30 so they are certainly eligible.

[AllaN01Bear]

1. will someone please point out to me why we have to have all these lablels on different groups ?

but i admire anyone to run for office esp if it is on our side . a friend of mine ran for supervisor years ago. lost . but at least he did
it.i still have his campain button.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. They represent certain interests and perspectives within the party

But also consider that the "Founders" created a new government having come from a Parliamentary system (which the majority of countries around the world use), with many parties and instances where multiple parties come together to form a "coalition government".

So vestiges of that are present in our government, with what could be those smaller "parties" ( "back benchers" ) already in coalition with either of the 2 major parties.

[DFW]

3. A friend of mine ran for the House from New Mexico a few years ago.

But, Emily's List wouldn't support her, and so she never got past the primary. She had national name recognition, too. It all didn't help. She would have been a brilliant Congresswoman (she's already pretty brilliant). It doesn't always work.

[Mawspam2]

4. And in other news...

New Report Finds 'Old People Die'.

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5. The worst not fast enough...

The good die much too fast.