Factsheet

Young Political Leaders in Louisiana

Young Candidates for Congress 2020

Number of candidates from Louisiana 45
Average age of candidates 45.53
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 10
The youngest candidate Kenneth Houston
born 1990
Black/African American
running for the Democratic Party
Number of female candidates 4 (8.89%)
Average age of female candidates 54.50
Average age of male candidates 44.97
Average age of Democratic candidates 42.14
Average age of Republican candidates 48.73
Louisiana Candidates for Congress 2020: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 8
Generation X 12
Millennial Generation 14
NA 11

Young Candidates for Congress 2018

Number of candidates from Louisiana 28
Average age of candidates 47.94
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 3
The youngest candidate Kyle Randol
born 1989
NA
running for a third party or as an Independent
Number of female candidates 5 (17.86%)
Average age of female candidates 54.33
Average age of male candidates 46.57
Average age of Democratic candidates 48.00
Average age of Republican candidates 53.20
Louisiana Candidates for Congress 2018: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 6
Generation X 7
Millennial Generation 4
NA 11

Young Elected Leaders in the 116th Congress

Number of legislators from Louisiana 8
Average age of legislators 56.88
Number of legislators age 35 or younger 0
The youngest legislator Cedric Richmond
born 1973
Black/African American
member of the Democratic Party
Number of female legislators 0 (0.00%)
Average age of female legislators NaN
Average age of male legislators 56.88
Average age of Democratic legislators 47.00
Average age of Republican legislators 58.29
Louisiana Members of the 116th Congress: Generations
Generations Number of Congressmembers
Boomer Generation 4
Generation X 4

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 Louisiana, data on candidates 2020 is 75.56 % complete, data on candidates 2018 is 60.71 % complete, and we have 100.00 % of birthyears for Congressmembers.