Where the youngest new faces coming to Congress stand on tech
November 24, 2020
Eleven new lawmakers under the age of 45 were elected to the 117th Congress, joining other under-45s leading on tech issues, including Silicon Valley Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO). Here’s what to know about some of the newcomers’ views on and ties to tech:
- Republican Madison Cawthorn, who at 25 will become the youngest member of Congress after winning in North Carolina's 11th District, has already positioned himself as a crusader against tech market power and alleged anti-conservative social media bias.
- Republican Nancy Mace, who pulled off something of a surprise victory in South Carolina's 1st District and was the first woman to graduate from The Citadel, has also planted a flag in the tech bias debate.
- Democrat Sara Jacobs, who won in California’s 53rd Congressional District, is the granddaughter of tech billionaire Irwin Jacobs, founder and former chairman of the telecom giant Qualcomm.
- Democrat Cori Bush, who won Missouri’s 1st Congressional District to become the state’s first Black congresswoman, made economic justice a top campaign issue, taking aim at the billionaires who’ve become even bigger billionaires during the pandemic.
Where the youngest new faces coming to Congress stand on tech