These Young Politicians Want to Fix America’s Housing Problems

housing is everything rise up “to the younger generation the housing squeeze is personal, and so is the policy response. While most lawmakers are homeowners — 80%, by one count — the youngest politicians are often renters,like the vast majority of Americans under 35” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/u...

"Why do we have a housing shortage? Why is everyone so lonely?" Gen Z candidates across the political spectrum are living the shortage and running on fixing it. 🛠️ If this is the future of housing politics, we're here for it. 🌟

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Went to a house party last night with David Morales, the 27 year old mayoral candidate here in Providence RI. The crowd was old, white. Housing was a big topic, and Morales was impressive. But he covered many topics w/fresh ideas. @davidmoralespvd.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/u...

“‘We can freeze the rent today, but we’ll still need 200,000 new homes tomorrow,’ said Juliana Bennett, a 26-year-old Democrat on the City Council in #Madison, Wis., who is running for State Assembly.“ Kids these days! They’ve got a lot of common sense.😀 🎁 link:

"Mr. Morales, a renter himself, is 27 and seeking to unseat a fellow Democrat 20 years his senior, Brett Smiley, who recently vetoed a bill that would have capped rent increases at 4 percent a year." PVD in the NYT.

They've centered their campaigns on housing costs, and the divide is more generational than partisan. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/u...

@nytimes.com focuses on state Rep. @davidmoralespvd.bsky.social and his PVD mayoral campaign -- "These Young Politicians Want to Fix America’s Housing Problems" www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/u...

‘Spence, what are you doing about housing, because we can’t afford it.’ A new generation of politicians from both parties, many of them renters, are running on the issue of their time, the cost of housing. Gen Z shows some issues are generational, not partisan. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/u...

@burhanazeem.bsky.social helped pass new zoning laws allowing four-story multifamily buildings, with a percentage set aside for low- and moderate-income housing. Cambridge expects to build more than 3,500 new units over the next 15 years, 10 times the number expected under the old zoning laws.

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"But to the younger generation, the housing squeeze is personal, and so is the policy response. While most lawmakers are homeowners — 80 percent, by one count — the youngest politicians are often renters, like the vast majority of Americans under 35."

These Young Politicians Want to Fix America’s Housing Problems A cohort of young Millennial and Gen Z politicians have centered their campaigns this year on housing costs, and the divide is more generational than partisan. June 11, 2026 Kate Zernike www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/u...

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Here in Connecticut, housing is one of the most important issues facing our communities. We need leaders who recognize the urgency of the shortage of homes and are ready to support solutions that create more choices for everyone. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/u...

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“Massachusetts is a great place to live,” says @burhanazeem.bsky.social, “that no one can afford.”

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Gift link. @davidmoralespvd.bsky.social for Mayor! www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/u...

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A Youthful Crop of Politicians Run on Housing, and Their Own Rent (Kate Zernike/New York Times) Main Link | memeorandum Permalink

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