3 Reasons Young Lawmakers Retire

What is happening? The Great Resignation has entered the land of elected officials. Young lawmakers are more apt to leave because of low pay, exhaustion, and shifting of priorities thanks to the pandemic. This can be seen in the numbers of retirements in CA, MN and TX Legislatures.

Why is this important? It is a function of politics that has grown angrier, more intent on bullying, and resulting in a higher number of elected official who burnout.

How will this be important? It is said the retirement of young elected officials means that there will be more wealthy elected officials and thus will be detrimental to the number of women and people of color who serve.

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