On a January day more than 10 years ago, I first stood beneath the rotunda of the Mississippi state Capitol as an elected representative of the people of my hometown. At 22, I was the youngest African-American to be elected to any state legislature and the youngest legislator ever in Mississippi’s history.
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In 2017, my colleagues and I announced the launch of a joint bipartisan Future Caucus with the Millennial Action Project to tackle partisan gridlock and establish a pathway to sustainable negotiations between parties. In our state, bipartisanship isn’t an option anymore — it is a requirement if we are to effectively confront the real crises facing us.