Factsheet

Young Political Leaders in Oregon

Young Candidates for Congress 2020

Number of candidates from Oregon 19
Average age of candidates 52.60
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 4
The youngest candidate Alek Skarlatos
born 1992
White
running for the Republican Party
Number of female candidates 4 (21.05%)
Average age of female candidates 61.67
Average age of male candidates 50.33
Average age of Democratic candidates 66.50
Average age of Republican candidates 49.75
Oregon Candidates for Congress 2020: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 7
Generation X 3
Millennial Generation 5
NA 4

Young Candidates for Congress 2018

Number of candidates from Oregon 19
Average age of candidates 62.36
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 1
The youngest candidate Daniel Souza
born 1985
NA
running for a third party or as an Independent
Number of female candidates 2 (10.53%)
Average age of female candidates 64.00
Average age of male candidates 62.23
Average age of Democratic candidates 68.00
Average age of Republican candidates 61.00
Oregon Candidates for Congress 2018: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 10
Generation X 1
Millennial Generation 1
Silent Generation 2
NA 5

Young Elected Leaders in the 116th Congress

Number of legislators from Oregon 7
Average age of legislators 68.29
Number of legislators age 35 or younger 0
The youngest legislator Greg Walden
born 1957
White
member of the Republican Party
Number of female legislators 1 (14.29%)
Average age of female legislators 66.00
Average age of male legislators 68.67
Average age of Democratic legislators 69.17
Average age of Republican legislators 63.00
Oregon Members of the 116th Congress: Generations
Generations Number of Congressmembers
Boomer Generation 7

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 Oregon, data on candidates 2020 is 78.95 % complete, data on candidates 2018 is 73.68 % complete, and we have 100.00 % of birthyears for Congressmembers.