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.
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Between 2022 and 2023, the number of young people under the age of 26 serving in state legislatures swelled by 170%, according to data from Millennial Action Project. This generation of lawmakers will bring with them their experience of being at the forefront of the country’s gun violence epidemic.
Young Candidates Running in the 2022 Midterms Could Reshape US Politics
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California's Millennial Caucus Aims to Engage Young People in Politics
But it's not like millennials aren't politically motivated. This is a generation that is civically engaged, demands our country reckon with the ugly parts of its past, and uses hashtags to draw attention to causes and enact actual change. We just don't vote for some reason. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that 58% of millennials in one poll said they don't believe elected officials share their priorities, and 62% believe elected officials are motivated by selfish reasons. Our not voting only exacerbates that feeling, by allowing politicians who don't share our values to take office.