Factsheet
Young Political Leaders in California
Young Candidates for Congress 2020
| Number of candidates from California | 106 |
| Average age of candidates | 55.26 |
| Number of candidates age 35 or younger | 9 |
| The youngest candidate | C. Antonio Delgado |
| born 1997 | |
| NA | |
| running for the Republican Party | |
| Number of female candidates | 35 (33.02%) |
| Average age of female candidates | 58.39 |
| Average age of male candidates | 53.67 |
| Average age of Democratic candidates | 56.29 |
| Average age of Republican candidates | 53.50 |
| Generations | Number of Candidates |
|---|---|
| Boomer Generation | 40 |
| Generation X | 30 |
| Generation Z | 1 |
| Millennial Generation | 12 |
| Silent Generation | 9 |
| NA | 14 |
Young Candidates for Congress 2018
| Number of candidates from California | 108 |
| Average age of candidates | 53.82 |
| Number of candidates age 35 or younger | 12 |
| The youngest candidate | Joshua Scott |
| born 1993 | |
| NA | |
| running for the Republican Party | |
| Number of female candidates | 36 (33.33%) |
| Average age of female candidates | 58.79 |
| Average age of male candidates | 51.26 |
| Average age of Democratic candidates | 55.60 |
| Average age of Republican candidates | 51.36 |
| Generations | Number of Candidates |
|---|---|
| Boomer Generation | 41 |
| Generation X | 31 |
| Millennial Generation | 17 |
| Silent Generation | 11 |
| NA | 8 |
Young Elected Leaders in the 116th Congress
| Number of legislators from California | 54 |
| Average age of legislators | 61.30 |
| Number of legislators age 35 or younger | 1 |
| The youngest legislator | Josh Harder |
| born 1986 | |
| White | |
| member of the Democratic Party | |
| Number of female legislators | 19 (35.19%) |
| Average age of female legislators | 69.11 |
| Average age of male legislators | 57.06 |
| Average age of Democratic legislators | 61.62 |
| Average age of Republican legislators | 59.14 |
| Generations | Number of Congressmembers |
|---|---|
| Boomer Generation | 25 |
| Generation X | 17 |
| Millennial Generation | 1 |
| Silent Generation | 11 |
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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 California, data on candidates 2020 is 86.79 % complete, data on candidates 2018 is 92.59 % complete, and we have 100.00 % of birthyears for Congressmembers.