Factsheet

Young Political Leaders in Arizona

Young Candidates for Congress 2020

Number of candidates from Arizona 48
Average age of candidates 53.95
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 1
The youngest candidate Iman-Utopia Bah
born 1992
Black/African American
running for a third party or as an Independent
Number of female candidates 12 (25.00%)
Average age of female candidates 59.14
Average age of male candidates 51.53
Average age of Democratic candidates 56.91
Average age of Republican candidates 53.30
Arizona Candidates for Congress 2020: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 11
Generation X 7
Millennial Generation 4
NA 26

Young Candidates for Congress 2018

Number of candidates from Arizona 34
Average age of candidates 56.29
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 0
The youngest candidate Ruben Gallego
born 1979
NA
running for the Democratic Party
Number of female candidates 12 (35.29%)
Average age of female candidates 55.70
Average age of male candidates 56.71
Average age of Democratic candidates 57.09
Average age of Republican candidates 58.50
Arizona Candidates for Congress 2018: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 13
Generation X 10
Silent Generation 1
NA 10

Young Elected Leaders in the 116th Congress

Number of legislators from Arizona 11
Average age of legislators 58.91
Number of legislators age 35 or younger 0
The youngest legislator Ruben Gallego
born 1979
Hispanic/Latinx
member of the Democratic Party
Number of female legislators 4 (36.36%)
Average age of female legislators 57.25
Average age of male legislators 59.86
Average age of Democratic legislators 58.50
Average age of Republican legislators 59.40
Arizona Members of the 116th Congress: Generations
Generations Number of Congressmembers
Boomer Generation 7
Generation X 4

Notes

The Young Elected Leaders Project applies the generational categorization of the Pew Research Center:

  • Silent Generation: 1928 – 1945
  • Baby Boomer Generation: 1946 – 1964
  • Generation X: 1965 – 1980
  • Millennial Generation: 1981 – 1996
  • Generation Z: 1997 – 2012

Descriptive statistics on candidates for Congress 2018 and 2020 are based only on those candidates who passed their primaries or who ran as Independent/write-in candidates. The numbers for the 116th Congress are based on data from August 2020.

YELP collects birthday data from a variety of sources such as campaign websites, personal profiles, news articles, voter guides, and from direct contact with candidates and elected officials. However it is not always possible to find information for all. In the case of Arizona, data on candidates 2020 is 45.83 % complete, data on candidates 2018 is 70.59 % complete, and we have 100.00 % of birthyears for Congressmembers.