After the Fact
After the Fact
The Pew Charitable Trusts
The Next Generation of Lawmakers: Young, Scrappy, and… Bipartisan?
18 minutes Posted Jun 5, 2026 at 12:00 pm.
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With the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States, the youngest generation of lawmakers is demonstrating how they're working together more effectively and rebuilding trust in U.S. democracy. 

Layla Zaidane, who leads Future Caucus, shares how the organization supports millennial and Gen Z elected leaders in Congress and state legislatures who are collaborating on bipartisan policy solutions.

Amid declining trust in U.S. democracy, she tells us why its model is working and why it's a reason for hope—with data indicating that these young lawmakers are 24% more effective than their peers.