
Layla Zidane, president of the Future Caucus. At podium. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)
(. North Dakota Monitor) – Four North Dakota lawmakers announced they will be joining the national Future Caucus made up of millennial and Gen-Z legislators with hopes of finding bipartisan solutions to common problems.
North Dakota is the 36th state to join the Future Caucus, which began in 2013 and includes more than 1,900 young lawmakers nationwide.
Co-chairs for the North Dakota chapter are Rep. Jayme Davis, D-Rolette, Rep. Dawson Holle, R-Mandan, Sen. Claire Cory, R-Grand Forks, and Sen. Ryan Braunberger, D-Fargo.
“These leaders represent the best of North Dakota,” said Layla Zidane, president of the Future Caucus.

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