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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Betsy Lynch

Tuesday, March 21, 2017 (404) 656-3996

betsy.lynch@house.ga.gov

Millennial House Members Announce Bipartisan Caucus

ATLANTA – State Representative Michael Caldwell (R-Woodstock) and State

Representative Dar’shun Kendrick (D-Lithonia) today announced the creation of the Georgia

Future Caucus, a bipartisan group of legislators under the age of 40. The Future Caucus will be

co-chaired by Reps. Caldwell and Kendrick and will focus on passing bipartisan legislation on

issues affecting Georgians under the age of 40.

“Georgia’s Future Caucus embodies a principle that I’ve always held dear: partisanship

should never stand in the way of good policy,” said Rep. Caldwell. “I look forward to partnering

with young legislators on both sides of the aisle to find bipartisan legislation that is good for

Georgians.”

“I look forward to working with this new caucus to use innovative thinking to seek new

and bipartisan solutions to the problems in Georgia,” said Rep. Kendrick.

The new caucus will join Millennial Action Project’s (MAP) mission to support elected

officials under the age of 40 and establish bipartisan political cooperation and create progress

through government institutions. Georgia is the 17th state to join MAP’s network of future

caucuses across the country. Millennial Action Project has worked with more than 300 state

legislators in 15 states, including Texas, Nebraska, and California. Future Caucuses throughout

the country are working on issues that millennials care about to provide a voice for these

citizens.

MAP is a national, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to activating millennial

policymakers to bridge the partisan divide and lead a new era of collaborative governance. In

2013 MAP organized America’s first-ever bipartisan caucus for members of Congress under the

age of 40, the Congressional Future Caucus. MAP's Future Caucus Network has expanded and

grown into the largest nonpartisan organization of millennial elected officials in the U.S.

For more information on the Millennial Action Project, please click here.

Representative Michael Caldwell represents the citizens of District 20, which includes portions

of Cherokee County. He was first elected into the House of Representatives in 2012 and

currently serves as the Secretary of the Code Revision committee. He also serves on the Budget

and Fiscal Affairs Oversight, Code Revision, Economic Development & Tourism, and State

Planning & Community Affairs committees. He is a member of the Medical Cannabis working

group.

Representative Dar’shun Kendrick represents the citizens of District 93, which includes portions

of DeKalb and Gwinnett Counties. She was elected into the House of Representatives in 2010,

and currently serves on the Interstate Cooperation, Judiciary Non-Civil, Juvenile Justice, and

Small Business Development committees.

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