David Burstein thinks that getting Millennials elected to Congress is the first step toward fixing Washington.
Burstein, who is a Millennial writer, filmmaker and storyteller, launched a campaign called Run for America Monday aimed at finding 12 young Americans from no specific political party to run for the House of Representatives in 2016, as reports National Journal.
“Our mission is to recruit, train, and work to elect a new generation of leaders to Congress who are committed to a solutions-first, future-focused approach to tackling our major national challenges,” declares the organization’s mission statement.
The Run for America website also features a “job description” for the young U.S. representatives it hopes to elect. The position posting was also advertised on LinkedIn Monday as part of the initiative’s launch.
“During this volatile period of change, the House is in need of visionary leaders to reverse its historically low public favorability and help the institution overcome divisions that have left its management deadlocked on issues of critical national importance,” reads the description, which also includes information about “requirements” and “salary and benefits.”
“This is not about Republicans or Democrats,” Burstein explained of the campaign. “This is about investing in great people. People solve problems and we need the best and brightest problem-solvers in Washington right now, and we certainly don’t have them.”
Run for America will function like a consulting firm, providing website infrastructure, opinion polling, fundraising help and advertisement production, among other things, to the select 12 candidates.
One can nominate potential candidates on the organization’s website or on social media by using the hashtag #RunForAmerica.
Though he’s only 26 years old, Burstein has certainly had experience with youth engagement in politics. He is executive director of Generation18, a nonpartisan organization that helped get young Americans involved in the 2008 election.
