Have you ever watched TV or watched news articles and asked yourself why all the elected officials look so old? It’s a conversation that has appeared several times over the past few years and for good reason. The age gap in Texas is hard to believe.
How big is the political age gap in Texas?
At one point, thoughts creep into everything in our minds. We see elected officials who seem to have been given a retirement 20 years ago, but they are in the news that they are giving some kind of speech. How big is the age gap between us and them?
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A recent study by Strive Messaging examined how old they were, compared to the average age of their members. What they found was incredible.
In Texas, the average age is 35 years old. The average age of elected officials is as follows:
Texas Representative: 56TEXAS Senator: 63 of Section 63:67
The meaning of having a big age gap with the elected leader
If they are doing what you wanted when you selected them, not that much. If you feel you can’t hear a voice, this may be one of many reasons.
In the above study, researchers point out the issue of age gaps as the most common among younger voters. Voters continue to get younger, but some of the elected officials seem to remain the same. If you are young, you may feel disconnected.
If you’ve ever thought that a Twitter elected official would sound like your grandfather was trying to score cool points, there might be a reason for that.
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