Photo via Deja Foxx for Arizona campaign Facebook page
By Reagan Priest | Arizona Capitol Times
Key Points:
- Deja Foxx running to be the first woman of Generation Z in Congress
- Average age in AZ Senate is 57, while in the House it’s 51
- Deaths have sparked national conversation about age in Congress
When Deja Foxx talks to voters in the 7th Congressional District, she starts her pitch to them the same way nearly every time.
“If elected, I would be the youngest member of the body, the first woman of our generation, Gen Z,” she told one voter on May 16.
Foxx is 25, just old enough to run for Congress. If she succeeds in a July 15 primary for the seat in southern Arizona, she would be one of the only members of Generation Z representing the state at any level of government.
As members of Gen Z continue to come of age, they are left out of most areas of Arizona politics. Meanwhile Baby Boomers, Generation X and Millennials dominate the state Legislature, statewide offices and congressional seats. According to the Pew Research Center, Gen Z is the generation of people born between 1997 and 2012. Members of Gen Z are currently between 13 and 28 years old.
