Rebecca Johansen Bydlak is on track to become the youngest female congresswoman in United States history. The conservative millennial is running for an open seat in Florida’s 1st Congressional District and has already gained the support of constitutional conservative Rep. Justin Amash. Now she’s earned the endorsement of the original liberty congressman, Ron Paul.
“I am pleased to endorse Rebekah Bydlak for Congress,” Ron Paul said in a statement on Tuesday. “Rebekah’s commitment to and experience in advancing the principles of liberty show that she is the type of leader the GOP, Florida, and the country need.”
The candidate, who some are calling the future of the Republican Party, has a background as the Director of Outreach for the Coalition to Reduce Spending, working with elected officials, federal candidates, and members of the public to help people understand our government’s spending problem — something that has racked up $19 trillion in debt.
“That’s why I think it’s important to elect people who have the energy and the dedication to getting government down, getting spending down, for the next generation,” Bydlak said in an interview with The Conservative Review. “My generation is on the hook for what these guys in Washington have been doing, and I want to make sure that I can change that for the future.”
One criticism she has faced is that some think she’s too young. But, at 25-years-old, she’s only a few years younger than several members of Congress who are currently serving. And have those who are older really been doing much to lessen the economic burden resting on millennials’ shoulders?
“This criticism is something I could take seriously if an entire slew of politicians much older than Mrs. Bydlak hadn’t gotten us to this dire point,” said Rare’s Jack Hunter. “It’s something I’d entertain if it wasn’t Rebekah’s generation who will be paying the heaviest price for a debt their supposedly responsible elders racked up with reckless abandon.”
Bydlak’s newest supporter, however, has a proven record of taking the concerns of young Americans seriously. Ron Paul’s 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns, popular among millennials, helped to create a liberty movement within the Republican Party, inspiring young voters to fight back against unconstitutional government overreach.
“I am thrilled and honored to be endorsed by the godfather of the Tea Party,” Bydlak said of Paul’s endorsement. “Ron Paul’s name has become synonymous with the defense of the Constitution and reducing the size of government.”
