Factsheet

Young Political Leaders in Ohio

Young Candidates for Congress 2020

Number of candidates from Ohio 41
Average age of candidates 50.89
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 6
The youngest candidate Joel Newby
born 1989
White
running for the Democratic Party
Number of female candidates 13 (31.71%)
Average age of female candidates 49.42
Average age of male candidates 51.60
Average age of Democratic candidates 47.00
Average age of Republican candidates 55.93
Ohio Candidates for Congress 2020: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 14
Generation X 15
Millennial Generation 8
NA 4

Young Candidates for Congress 2018

Number of candidates from Ohio 46
Average age of candidates 56.69
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 1
The youngest candidate Daniel O’Connor
born 1987
White/Caucasian
running for the Democratic Party
Number of female candidates 12 (26.09%)
Average age of female candidates 61.75
Average age of male candidates 55.19
Average age of Democratic candidates 54.64
Average age of Republican candidates 57.87
Ohio Candidates for Congress 2018: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 23
Generation X 8
Millennial Generation 3
Silent Generation 1
NA 11

Young Elected Leaders in the 116th Congress

Number of legislators from Ohio 18
Average age of legislators 60.83
Number of legislators age 35 or younger 1
The youngest legislator Anthony Gonzalez
born 1984
White/Caucasian
member of the Republican Party
Number of female legislators 3 (16.67%)
Average age of female legislators 70.67
Average age of male legislators 58.87
Average age of Democratic legislators 65.40
Average age of Republican legislators 59.08
Ohio Members of the 116th Congress: Generations
Generations Number of Congressmembers
Boomer Generation 14
Generation X 3
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 Ohio, data on candidates 2020 is 90.24 % complete, data on candidates 2018 is 76.09 % complete, and we have 100.00 % of birthyears for Congressmembers.