New Future Caucus report finds more Gen Z, millennials running for Congress [View all]
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/
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.
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