"30_Something"_Working_Group
30 Something Working Group
Group in US House of Representatives Democratic caucus
The 30 Something Working Group was a grouping of ten members of the United States House of Representatives Democratic caucus, most of whom were under the age of forty.[1] Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi created the group in an effort reach out to younger American voters following a decline in support in recent elections.
Active primarily during the 109th Congress, when the Democrats were the minority party, the group's stated mission was "engaging the next generation of Americans further in government and the political process". For much of its history, the group was led by Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Kendrick Meek, both of whom were from South Florida. While Congress was in session, members of the group often gave speeches to an empty House chamber; its main audience then being viewers on C-SPAN.[2]