State Rep. Mike Rice is one of five Vermont lawmakers who have been invited to attend the Millennial Action Project's Future Summit in Indianapolis, a conference for the country's most promising, effective young lawmakers.
Legislators young and old talk generational politics and ageism
Vermont lawmakers launched the cross-party Future Caucus with the Millennial Action Project, a group focused on encouraging younger people to pursue politics, in 2015 to unify lawmakers under 45 years old and encourage younger individuals to run for office. But in June of last year, only 24 of the 150 state legislators were under 45.
LISTEN: Vermont Future Caucus on Vermont Public Radio
Vermont Futures Caucus looks to rebuild
Vermont Futures Caucus looks to rebuild
‘Vermont Future Caucus’ aims to reach millennials, Gen Z
Vermont Future Caucus Relaunch
Corey Parent & Dylan Giambatista: Reaching across the aisle
We are two newer faces in Vermont political circles. We’re both millennials who serve in the House. One of us caucuses with the Democratic caucus and the other with the Republicans. We seldom vote the same way and sometimes strongly disagree. Neither of us thinks the other is right 100 percent of the time. In truth, we don’t expect to.
