At age 25, he was a Wisconsin State Assemblymember. At age 31, he’s hoping to be Wisconsin Lt. Governor. The youngest statewide candidate and one of the few people of color, Mandela Barnes is a community organizer with a vision of bringing back to the state’s progressive tradition of supporting the working class.
Read MoreAt 19, Anthony Rocha has already served on multiple city commissions and is dedicated to local government. He aims to give young people a seat at the table by running to be a member of the Salinas Unified High School Board.
Read MoreAlabama’s 4th district is probably the last place you’d expect a progressive Democrat to be running for Congress. Yet in a district Trump won with over 80% of the vote, this 25-year-old youth minister is proving he can be the change candidate his district needs.
Read MoreAt 24, Elaissia Sears has already worked in Berlin, Dominican Republic, and South Korea. But after witnessing how children were treated in the court system, decided to run for Justice of the Peace in her Arizona hometown to help dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline.
Read MoreLindsay Love, 33, is running for the Chandler Unified School District in Arizona. As a licensed social worker, she hopes to be an advocate for students of color to foster more inclusive school environments.
Read MoreJorge Pacheco Jr. attended K-8 schools in the Oak Grove School District, but left feeling unprepared and ill-equipped for high school. Now a successful teacher who launched the first middle school ethnic studies program in San Jose, Jorge is running for his hometown school board, to create stronger opportunities for future students.
Read MoreWhile many have flocked to Silicon Valley in the last few years, Ellen Kamei’s family has lived in Mountain View for three generations. She’s running for Mountain View City Council to make her hometown livable and inclusive for newcomers and long-time residents.
Read MoreEric Stoltz, 25, is running for the El Paso City Council to represent the people, not special interests. He plans to combat the rising corruption on the council by advocating for campaign finance laws, so elected officials are beholden to their constituents not donors.
Read MoreWhen Malcolm Kenyatta won his primary for the 181st district seat in the Pennsylvania Legislature, he made history as the first openly gay candidate of color ever to win a state House primary in Pennsylvania. And if elected, Malcolm will be the young elected official in State Legislature, and the 3rd youngest elected in Pennsylvania history. But for Malcolm, it all began at the age of 11 as his street’s Junior Block Captain.
Read MoreAlthough she’s not a career politician, Katie Hill has always been dedicated to public service. Before running for office, she served as the Executive Director of California’s largest non-profit provider of homes for the homeless PATH. At 30, Katie is looking to unseat the last Republican holding an L.A. County-based district.
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