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| Press
Release 5/14/03 |
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Political
Generation Next: Young, Ambitious, and a Lot Like Their Elders?
In a groundbreaking study publicly released today, researchers
conclude that Young Elected Leaders (YELs) – "Political
Generation Next" – are an ambitious group who in many
respects mirror older elected officials.
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| About
the Young Elected Leaders Project |
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The familiar
story of young people's political participation is about non-participation.
Less familiar is the story of young people who do participate
as informed, active citizens and voters. But what about those
young people who choose one of the most visible forms of participation
– running for public office?
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| Young
Elected Leaders are Few and Familiar |
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In 2002,
the Eagleton study identified a total of 814 men and women age
thirty-five and younger serving among all officials in Congress,
statewide elective executive positions, state legislatures, and
municipalities with over 30,000 population. Young elected officials
held approximately 4.8 percent of all these positions combined,
constituting a minuscule proportion of public officials. They
included six Members of Congress, two statewide elected officials,
321 state legislators, and 485 municipal officials.
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| What
Makes Young People Run? |
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Young elected
leaders grew up in homes where politics might well have been a
dinner-table topic of conversation. Their families not only talk
about politics – they engage in politics.
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| Young
Elected Leaders Don't Bowl Alone |
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Young elected
leaders tend to be active citizens. Similar to U.S. political
elites of any age, young political officials are joiners and doers,
tuned in to the world around them. They are also more trusting
of people's motives than are young people in general.
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| What
Do Young Elected Leaders Think? |
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Political
party identification, ideology (conservative, moderate, liberal)
and views on cutting edge issues.
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| Young
Elected Men and Women - Differences and Similarities |
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Among the
respondents to the survey of young elected leaders, we found a
number of significant gender differences. We also identified several
areas where, sometimes surprisingly, no gender differences were
evident.
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| Fact
Sheet on Who Are Young Elected Leaders Overall |
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Numbers of
young elected leaders in each state, party identification and
gender.
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| Fact
Sheet on Young Elected Leaders in History |
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Declaration
of Independence signers, members of the U.S. Constitutional Convention,
and U.S. presidents who began their political careers at age 35
or younger.
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