Kansas Future Caucus
Kansas Future Caucus
On Wednesday, January 19, the Millennial Action Project, alongside the Kauffman Foundation and the Kansas Future Caucus, hosted a roundtable for Millennial business leaders to share their experiences and discuss the resources that they need from legislators.
It’s that time of the year when the Millennial Action Project (MAP) celebrates its network of dedicated young policymakers at our Rising Star Award Ceremony. The Rising Star Awards highlight bold young leaders — one Republican, one Democrat, and one Future Caucus — from our State Future Caucus Network, who best represent MAP’s mission to transcend political divides through public service.
MAP President and CEO Layla Zaidane and leaders of the Kansas Future Caucus joined the Kansas Leadership Center to discuss the rise of young people in politics.
On Tuesday, February 6, Representatives Stephanie Clayton (R-Overland Park) and Brandon Whipple (D-Wichita) announced the creation of the Kansas Future Caucus. The two co-chairs were joined by other young elected officials and MAP staff at the Topeka State House’s Old Secretary of State’s Room to launch the initiative.
Join us for the 4th program of our Discussion Group series “Building Democracy in the 21st Century” for a conversation on bipartisanship with Kansas Future Caucus Co-Chairs: Rep. Tory Marie Blew (R) and Rep. Rui Xu (D).
Gen Z still has a very small representation in state legislatures, with just 73 following the most recent midterms, according to the youth leadership nonprofit Millennial Action Project. Still, that is up from 23 before the midterms.
We, the leaders of the Kansas Future Caucus, were recognized for our millennial leadership and solutions-over-party mindset through a national award by the Millennial Action Project.
On December 9th, 2021, in Washington, D.C., the fourth annual Rising Star Award will be presented to Arkansas State Representative Jamie Scott (D) and Connecticut State Representative Devin Carney (R). Both representatives are co-chairs of the Future Caucus in their respective states.
While millennials are more progressive and more accepting of government involvement than past generations, they are also not quite as partisan. Layla Zaidane, president of the Millennial Action Project, a nonpartisan organization that works with millennial politicians, says “given all of the ways in which institutions have disappointed and let down millennials and Gen Z, I think we’re more reluctant to identify with even a political party.”
Kansas Future Caucus leaders share how they are finding ways to support each other, despite partisan differences, by collaborating in the MAP model.
The Kansas Future Caucus is featured in an exploration of Kansas House Bill 2187, which allows for the creation of a first-time home buyer savings account.
The Kansas Future Caucus praise the passage and signing of House Bill 2187, which establishes savings accounts and an associated tax credit for first-time homebuyers.
If there’s any hope for our politics it might rest with the young members of the Kansas Legislature who’ve branded themselves the Kansas Future Caucus. This group of 18 Republicans and Democrats under the age of 40 are part of a national movement called the Millennial Action Project, whose mission is to “activate young leaders to bridge the partisan divide and transform American politics.”
