Factsheet
Young Political Leaders in Guam
Young Candidates for Congress 2020
| Number of candidates from Guam | 3 |
| Average age of candidates | 52.33 |
| Number of candidates age 35 or younger | 0 |
| The youngest candidate | Michael San Nicolas |
| born 1981 | |
| Asian/Pacific American | |
| running for the Democratic Party | |
| Number of female candidates | 0 (0.00%) |
| Average age of female candidates | NaN |
| Average age of male candidates | 52.33 |
| Average age of Democratic candidates | 55.50 |
| Average age of Republican candidates | 46.00 |
| Generations | Number of Candidates |
|---|---|
| Boomer Generation | 1 |
| Generation X | 1 |
| Millennial Generation | 1 |
Young Candidates for Congress 2018
| Number of candidates from Guam | 2 |
| Average age of candidates | 37.00 |
| Number of candidates age 35 or younger | 0 |
| The youngest candidate | Michael San Nicolas |
| born 1981 | |
| Asian/Pacific American | |
| running for the Democratic Party | |
| Number of female candidates | 1 (50.00%) |
| Average age of female candidates | NaN |
| Average age of male candidates | 37.00 |
| Average age of Democratic candidates | 37.00 |
| Average age of Republican candidates | NaN |
| Generations | Number of Candidates |
|---|---|
| Millennial Generation | 1 |
| NA | 1 |
Young Elected Leaders in the 116th Congress
| Number of legislators from Guam | 1 |
| Average age of legislators | 39.00 |
| Number of legislators age 35 or younger | 0 |
| The youngest legislator | Michael San Nicolas |
| born 1981 | |
| Asian/Pacific American | |
| member of the Democratic Party | |
| Number of female legislators | 0 (0.00%) |
| Average age of female legislators | NaN |
| Average age of male legislators | 39.00 |
| Average age of Democratic legislators | 39.00 |
| Average age of Republican legislators | NaN |
| Generations | Number of Congressmembers |
|---|---|
| Millennial Generation | 1 |
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 Guam, data on candidates 2020 is 100.00 % complete, data on candidates 2018 is 50.00 % complete, and we have 100.00 % of birthyears for Congressmembers.