Joint Center Quoted in Fiscal Note on Age Demographics in 119th Congress

Fiscal Note released its annual demographics report of the 119th Congress, and Joint Center Senior Researcher Dr. LaShonda Brenson, who leads our Hill Diversity research, was quoted on the varying age demographics.

From the article: “By definition, the youngest members of Congress will be ‘more in tune with the issues as they relate to people in their generation,’ says LaShonda Brenson, senior researcher at the non-profit Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. She points, for instance, to the ‘hysteria around the recent TikTok ban.’ If your organization has a horse in that race, it will be important to have strong ties to the youngest legislators, who will likely be more attuned to the issue.”

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