Factsheet

Young Political Leaders in Pennsylvania

Young Candidates for Congress 2020

Number of candidates from Pennsylvania 37
Average age of candidates 52.53
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 2
The youngest candidate Luke Negron
born 1993
White
running for the Republican Party
Number of female candidates 11 (29.73%)
Average age of female candidates 50.50
Average age of male candidates 53.38
Average age of Democratic candidates 50.89
Average age of Republican candidates 54.38
Pennsylvania Candidates for Congress 2020: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 17
Generation X 11
Millennial Generation 6
NA 3

Young Candidates for Congress 2018

Number of candidates from Pennsylvania 43
Average age of candidates 54.19
Number of candidates age 35 or younger 1
The youngest candidate Bryan Leib
born 1986
White
running for the Republican Party
Number of female candidates 8 (18.60%)
Average age of female candidates 53.00
Average age of male candidates 54.42
Average age of Democratic candidates 54.67
Average age of Republican candidates 53.59
Pennsylvania Candidates for Congress 2018: Generations
Generations Number of Candidates
Boomer Generation 24
Generation X 8
Millennial Generation 5
NA 6

Young Elected Leaders in the 116th Congress

Number of legislators from Pennsylvania 20
Average age of legislators 57.15
Number of legislators age 35 or younger 1
The youngest legislator Conor Lamb
born 1984
White
member of the Democratic Party
Number of female legislators 4 (20.00%)
Average age of female legislators 59.50
Average age of male legislators 56.56
Average age of Democratic legislators 56.90
Average age of Republican legislators 57.40

Caucasian

Pennsylvania Members of the 116th Congress: Generations
Generations Number of Congressmembers
Boomer Generation 14
Generation X 4
Millennial Generation 2

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 Pennsylvania, data on candidates 2020 is 91.89 % complete, data on candidates 2018 is 86.05 % complete, and we have 100.00 % of birthyears for Congressmembers.