Factsheet

Young Political Leaders in Florida

Young Candidates for Congress 2020

Number of candidates from Florida 73
Average age of candidates 55.12
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 4
The youngest candidate Laura Loomer
born 1993
White
running for the Republican Party
Number of female candidates 26 (35.62%)
Average age of female candidates 51.77
Average age of male candidates 57.05
Average age of Democratic candidates 55.92
Average age of Republican candidates 55.07
Florida Candidates for Congress 2020: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 27
Generation X 22
Millennial Generation 8
Silent Generation 3
NA 13

Young Candidates for Congress 2018

Number of candidates from Florida 70
Average age of candidates 56.25
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 2
The youngest candidate Jason Bulger
born 1987
NA
running for a third party or as an Independent
Number of female candidates 21 (30.00%)
Average age of female candidates 56.62
Average age of male candidates 56.08
Average age of Democratic candidates 57.58
Average age of Republican candidates 55.43
Florida Candidates for Congress 2018: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 25
Generation X 18
Millennial Generation 4
Silent Generation 6
NA 17

Young Elected Leaders in the 116th Congress

Number of legislators from Florida 29
Average age of legislators 60.00
Number of legislators age 35 or younger 0
The youngest legislator Matt Gaetz
born 1982
White
member of the Republican Party
Number of female legislators 8 (27.59%)
Average age of female legislators 61.38
Average age of male legislators 59.48
Average age of Democratic legislators 62.08
Average age of Republican legislators 58.31
Florida Members of the 116th Congress: Generations
Generations Number of Congressmembers
Boomer Generation 14
Generation X 11
Millennial Generation 1
Silent Generation 3

Young Elected Leaders in the State Legislature

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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 Florida, data on candidates 2020 is 82.19 % complete, data on candidates 2018 is 75.71 % complete, and we have 100.00 % of birthyears for Congressmembers.