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Dear John,
Founding and re-launching new Future Caucuses, getting featured in PEOPLE Magazine, and speaking at South By Southwest were just a few ways we kicked off the year. While MAP made its presence known on the national stage last quarter, the most important work came from the states.
MAP lawmakers are playing key roles in a national culture-change. They are forging cross-partisan relationships and writing the playbook for the next generation on how to govern effectively. They are uniting, not dividing. Finding common ground and shared interests. Discovering innovative policy solutions through collaboration.… Our lawmakers are on the front line of a healthier political future.
Read on to learn how young lawmakers are transcending polarization and creating outcomes that will impact their communities for decades.
Onward,
Team MAP
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Mark your calendars! MAP has several exciting events coming up…
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MAP believes the most effective lawmakers know how to build coalitions and work well across lines of difference, especially the partisan divide. The Effective Lawmakers’ Toolbox is a series of trainings we offer young lawmakers. On Tuesday, April 25th, join MAP and experts from the Center for Effective Lawmaking (CEL) for a session on the habits of highly effective lawmakers. CEL studies and promotes effective lawmaking across the U.S. state legislatures and in Congress.
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Soon, be on the lookout for two new Future Caucus events! The New York Future Caucus will be launching soon – as the 33rd state to join the State Future Caucus network. The Pennsylvania Future Caucus will be relaunching with new leadership. Stay tuned for the announcements. If you live in either area, email [email protected] [[email protected]] to get connected with the events!
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SAVE THE DATE [[link removed]] : Future Summit 2023 will be held August 9-12th in Indianapolis . Join us for the nation’s largest bipartisan convening of young state legislators. Future Summit is the premiere opportunity to network with Gen Z and millennial lawmakers across the country. Discover future-oriented policy to bring to your state. Workshop your own legislative solutions with the people in your shoes. Explore new strategies to build coalitions and win policy victories. The application opens April 20th.
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Across the country, young elected leaders are transcending polarization and bridging partisan divides to create better outcomes for their shared future. From taking on issues like maternal health to legislator pay, our lawmakers are hard at work finding creative solutions to the most pressing problems. See for yourself by checking out the work they accomplished in the last quarter alone.
MAP tracked a 170% increase of GenZers serving in their state legislature this year, so we got to work galvanizing that energy toward collaborative, effective lawmaking.
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With a wave of new young lawmakers taking office, we started the year by launching a nationwide “On the Rise” [[link removed]] tour to celebrate the future-oriented ideas Gen Z and millennials are bringing into their statehouses. It was a great way to connect with this new generation of leadership. Our Future Caucus network hosted events across the country, but here are three events you might find interesting…
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A More Collaborative Kansas: How Young Legislators Are Shaking Up Topeka
Representative Tory Marie Blew, the Republican co-chair, Representative Rui Xu, the Democratic co-chair, Representative Nick Hoheisel, the Republican co-vice chair, and Representative Brandon Woodard, the Democratic co-vice chair brought together community members and young legislators for a moment of action [[link removed]] .
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A New Generation of Leadership in Vermont: The Future of Collaboration at the Capital
The Vermont Future Caucus organized dozens of Gen Z and millennial lawmakers to plan their policy agenda heading into the 2023 legislative session. It was a massive mobilization of forward-looking policy goals to serve Vermont’s future generations. They celebrated with a community-wide gathering as well as events with the Governor, Lt. Governor, and senior legislative leadership. Read more about how the Vermont Future Caucus is shaping the statehouse agenda [[link removed]] .
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Passing the Torch: How Young Legislators Shape Our Future
Oklahoma is a super-majority state, and yet the Oklahoma Future Caucus has been a key component of significant bipartisan policy achievements in the legislature. The thirst for effective policy making accompanied by the growing numbers of Millennial and Gen Z state legislators (who now make up 26% of the legislature) has been a recipe for success for the caucus. Learn more about the exciting impact of young lawmakers in Oklahoma [[link removed]] .
We energized returning caucuses and launched new ones…
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Delaware became the 32nd Future Caucus state!
In March, we were able to officially add the 32nd state to Millennial Action Project’s State Future Caucus network. Senator Sarah McBride (D), Representative Michael F. Smith (R), Senator Kyle Evans Gay (D), and Representative Bryan Shupe (R) will lead the caucus in the House and the Senate of the Delaware General Assembly. The launch was a huge success – capturing the hearts and minds of state legislators across the aisle. Watch the full video above to learn more about what the caucus is up to.
New co-chairs stepped up in 5 states
MAP announced new co-chairs in Pennsylvania, [[link removed]] Alabama [[link removed]] , North Carolina, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. They join returning co-chairs across the country to refuel a tradition of youth-led, bipartisan legislative coalitions focused on results.
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Lawmakers came to MAP to refresh their policymaking toolbox
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MAP reached new and returning legislators alike through our training and leadership development programming. Each month, we offer exciting programs to teach lawmakers how to overcome toxic polarization. For example, in March we hosted a virtual negotiation workshop for legislators on coalition building and winning support from legislative colleagues and constituents. Participants took part in an activity where they had to find consensus as members of the House and Senate Budget Conference Committee on a variety of contentious issues.
We mobilized community support for young lawmakers.
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During our fourth annual National Week of Action, we saw the mobilization of young people from all corners of the country – in Congress [[link removed]] , in state legislatures [[link removed]] , and at the grassroots [[link removed]] level – to join together and showcase examples of good governance. We’re building a new narrative around what is possible when legislators work together.
All of this convening led to real impact…
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MAP recently released a piece [[link removed]] on the interesting story behind HB2730 [[link removed]] , a bipartisan maternal health bill in Oklahoma. Two Future Caucus members were able to tackle the issue together – despite being an unlikely pair. Watch the video [[link removed]] to learn more about how the two legislators formed an alliance in order to get results for their state.
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We have been thrilled to partake in several opportunities to advance our mission by sharing the MAP message to unique audiences.
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MAP CEO Layla Zaidane was featured on CSPAN Book TV. She joined author Philip Bump to discuss his new book, The Aftermath: The Last Days of the Baby Boom and the Future of Power in America. It was an interesting discussion about the power Gen Z and millennials have at their fingertips.
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In January, MAP was delighted to be featured in PEOPLE Magazine for our lawmakers' bridge-building efforts to create a healthier democracy. Read: "Meet the Rising Young Political Stars Who Are Rejecting Partisan Labels — and Getting Results." [[link removed]]
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Layla Zaidane and Future Caucus member Rep. Julian Gilchrest (D-CT) spoke at the Democracy Solutions Summit [[link removed]] presented by RepresentWomen. Layla interviewed both Rep. Gilchrest and Daniella Allen, professor and advocate. “Democracy doesn't ONLY mean voting. It means running, it means leading, and it means community building.”
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Layla took the message of our movement of young lawmakers to South by Southwest (SXSW). In a panel discussion titled “Redefining Collaboration to Tackle the Country’s Big Issues,” we explored how our institutions must adapt to meet the call for collaboration being heard across the country.. Listen to the whole conversation here. [[link removed]]
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More of MAP’s team members were able to hit the road and share our mission. Reed Howard, MAP’s Senior Communications Director, spoke at the Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress (CSPC), [[link removed]] sharing how MAP is tackling political polarization and creating a new generation of bipartisan-focused young legislators.
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MAP’s COO, Rochelle Colburn, was invited to be the keynote speaker at the 1st Amendment-1st Vote Summit [[link removed]] in New York. She spoke with teenage girls on the work of Millennial Action Project and rallied them to get involved in the democratic process.
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On April 12th, Kansas Future Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Tory Marie Blew (R) and Rep. Rui Xu (D) joined the Dole Institute [[link removed]] for a conversation on bipartisanship as part of their ongoing series “Building Democracy in the 21st Century.”
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Also on April 12th, MAP President and CEO Layla Zaidane presented at the Aspen Institute’s Forum on Children and Families. Layla and other Ascend Fellows provided a dose of inspiration and action as they shared their big ideas for intergenerational opportunity in 2023 and beyond.
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This quarter, MAP was able to catch the attention of major national platforms such as PEOPLE Magazine, CSPAN, Politico, The Hill, and South By Southwest. MAP was also able to land hits in local outlets for our work in the states – being featured in Sunday newspapers, local broadcast, and radio networks. It’s clear that people – and the press – are interested in legislators who are more interested in solving problems than just talking about them. Some of our top hits from this quarter include:
1) [[link removed]] Meet the Rising Young Political Stars Who Are Rejecting Partisan Labels — and Getting Results [[link removed]] PEOPLE Magazine
2) Millennial Representatives In Congress Seek BIPARTISAN FUTURE With New Caucus [[link removed]] The Hill
3) For these legislators, the future is bipartisan [[link removed]] The Journal Record
4) Capitol View: Arkansas legislative session getting started, several bills filed [[link removed]] KARK
5) LISTEN: [[link removed]] VERMONT FUTURE CAUCUS ON VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO [[link removed]] Vermont Public Radio
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STORYBANK
At the start of the year, MAP launched the “ Young Lawmakers' Storybank” [[link removed]] – a curated database of stories about young lawmakers governing effectively – in order to share these stories. Check it out! [[link removed]]
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