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Topic: Gen Z

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Monday, 6/29, 05:48 PM

'No One's Coming to Save Us but Us': Gen Z Takes On the 2026 Ballot

A generation that came of age through a pandemic, a housing crisis and a climate emergency is doing something its predecessors largely did not: running for office itself.
Across the 2026 primaries — with Colorado a notable flashpoint — Gen Z candidates are flooding down-ballot races.

Gen Z — news and stories on this topic

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