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Young candidates run for Congress in record numbers, few advance

Original: Gen Z and millennials are running for Congress in record numbers, but few reach November

Record numbers of Gen Z and millennial candidates are launching campaigns for the US Congress, but only a small share survive primaries to reach the November general election. The trend points to strong youth interest in running for office, tempered by difficult primary contests, fundraising hurdles and incumbents' advantages in winnowing the field.

Why now: A new report highlights the gap between record youth candidacy and actual general election representation.

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• Gen Z and millennials are running for Congress in record numbers, but few reach November · Axios

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