The Youth Vote

Welcome to Season 3! We're kicking things off by following up with Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL), who won his race for the House in November and became the first member of Gen Z in Congress. Grace and I sat down with him in his office on Capitol Hill to ask what it's been like adjusting to life as a Congressman, the issues he's pushing for legislation on, his outlook on 2024 and much more. LINKS: Check out our first conversation with Rep. Frost here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2rajlBg7D7xMJcM6toBWSZ?si=49aSi0aHQSiPXbTbL3bugQ FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: Lydia Calitri Grace Newton

Young voters proved once again to be a major force this year. Not only did they have the second highest turnout for a midterm in 30 years, but they also showed up to decide key races in competitive states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia and more. To close out Season 2, Grace and I sat down with National Journal Hotline's Senate races correspondent Matt Holt to discuss this year's surprising wins, what motivated young people to turn out, and our speculations for the political landscape in 2024. LINKS: Follow Matt Holt on Twitter and check out his coverage for NJ Hotline: https://www.nationaljournal.com/staff#matt-holt Georgia runoff voting resources: https://georgia.gov/election-2022 FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: Lydia Calitri Grace Newton

In our last episode before Election Day, Grace and I spoke to individuals from four different organizations about the unique ways they've been reaching out to young voters ahead of the midterms, from creative political mail to online registration tools and more. LINKS: RUN AAPI Twitter: https://twitter.com/runaapi Voter Formation Project: https://www.voterformationproject.org Baltimore City Youth Voter Registration Committee: https://www.bcyvrc.org My School Votes: https://whenweallvote.org/takeaction/schools/ Ballotpedia Sample Ballot: https://ballotpedia.org/Sample_Ballot_Lookup Vote.org Early Voting Calendar: https://www.vote.org/early-voting-calendar/ FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: Lydia Calitri Grace Newton

There's been a steady rise in the number of young people running for local, state and federal offices in the past few years, so Grace and I set out to answer two big questions: what's motivating these candidates to run? And more importantly, how are they getting young voters to turn out during this year's election? Two young candidates from California and Illinois share what's inspired them to run for offices in their hometowns, and one of the co-founders from Run for Something explains why he left political consulting to provide coaching and resources to a new generation of politicians. LINKS: Run for Something website: https://runforsomething.net Cameron Sasai campaign website: https://sasai2022.com Nabeela Syed campaign website: https://www.nabeelasyed.com Run for Something Action Fund: https://wherecanirun.org Happy Voter Registration Day! Check your status or register here: https://nationalvoterregistrationday.org FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: Lydia Calitri Grace Newton

High-profile mass shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde and Highland Park earlier this year have sparked new conversations about gun violence in the United States, and even prompted Congress to pass the first piece of gun safety legislation in nearly three decades. But is the Safer Communities Act enough to curb gun violence? And what does the younger generation, who have grown up witnessing much of this gun violence, want their government to do about it? Grace and I spoke with a young activist and a Congressional candidate about their personal experiences with gun violence and the ways they're taking action to end it. LINKS: Gun Sense Voter website: https://gunsensevoter.org Newtown Action Alliance Foundation: https://www.newtownactionalliancefoundation.org Everytown for Gun Safety: https://www.everytown.org Maxwell Frost campaign website: https://www.frostforcongress.com FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: Lydia Calitri Grace Newton