Gen Z and Millennial state leaders from around the South came to Atlanta this weekend for an exclusive summit for young legislators featuring panels on topics like artificial intelligence and mass incarceration.
The event, which included lawmakers from Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida and North Carolina, ran Thursday through Saturday and was hosted by the Future Caucus, a national nonpartisan group dedicated to assisting legislators 45 and younger and encouraging bipartisan cooperation. Each Future Caucus state chapter has a co-chair from both major parties.
Georgia’s caucus has about two dozen members, mostly Democrats. At least four members, all Democrats, made an appearance at Friday’s event. Republican co-chair Rep. Steven Sainz of Camden County was scheduled to speak but did not appear. In a text, Sainz said he was needed in his district.
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