Washington, DC – The Young Elected Officials Network (YEO) will hold a press conference coinciding with the end of President Trump’s first 100 days and launching YEO’s 20th Anniversary National Convening titled “Our Future, Our Fight.”
For the last two decades, the Young Elected Officials Network has invested in the leadership of elected officials that look like America. Throughout its history and at every level of elected office, YEO members have changed the face of Americans’ lives.
In a nation at a crossroads, where incredible challenges and vast opportunities intersect, the call for a new generation of future-focused American leadership has never been more urgent.
On the 101st day of a new administration that will surely put values to the test, YEO’s will gather for the 2025 YEO National Convening to celebrate progress and recommit to YEO’s indispensable mission of helping the next generation of leaders defend democracy, advance justice, and secure freedom for everyone.
On Wednesday, April 30, YEO Network leaders from across the country will address the media about the significance of the weekend’s gathering, the essential role young elected officials play in our nation’s civic life, and the agenda for action in the months and years ahead.
Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Time: 9 AM ET
Location: The National Press Club, 529 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20045
Speakers:
- Svante Myrick, 38, President of People For the American Way Foundation
- Liz Bennett, 42, Iowa State Senator
- Marcelia Nicholson, 36, County Board Chair, Milwaukee County, WI
- Joe Vogel, 28, Maryland State Delegate
- Ankit Jain, 32, US Senator for the District of Columbia
- Joshua Cole, 34, Virginia State Delegate
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About YEO
The YEO Network, a non-partisan program of People For the American Way Foundation, is the first and only national initiative to provide a network of support to the newest generation of progressive leaders at every level of elected office. The Network was founded in 2005 with the mission to unite and support elected leaders ages 35 and under who share a passion for building communities that reflect values of freedom, fairness, and opportunity for all. Since then, the Network has grown to include more than 1,000 elected officials across the country in offices ranging from local school boards to the United States Congress. Learn more at https://www.yeonetwork.org.
About People For the American Way Foundation
People For the American Way Foundation is a national organization that educates and inspires Americans to defend freedom, justice, and democracy from those who threaten to take them away. For more than four decades, we have been dedicated to making the promise of America real for everyone and have worked toward a vision of a vibrant America where basic rights and freedoms are upheld for all, not just the wealthy and the powerful. Learn more: http://www.peoplefor.org
