Santiago Mayer of Voters of Tomorrow: WCPT 820 Interview

Richard Chew is joined by Santiago Mayer, founder of Voters of Tomorrow. The discussion focused on how to engage young voters and build intergenerational support for voter participation.

Here are a few key points from the conversation:

- Mayer said nearly 40 percent of young voters have gone unheard by campaigns or parties, despite youth turnout remaining higher than before Gen Z entered the electorate.

- Voters of Tomorrow uses youth-to-youth outreach and trains members to help peers understand ballots and voting processes.

- Young voters’ priorities connect economic mobility—such as housing and employment—with personal rights and freedom.

- The organization is investing more than $3 million across 18 House races, including $1 million to mobilize college students in Iowa’s 1st and 2nd districts and Virginia’s 5th district.

- Mayer described state and local officials as important partners, citing a California bill drafted by a local chapter and signed by the governor.

- Intergenerational collaboration can combine young voters’ perspectives with older supporters’ experience; examples included mentorship and joint phone banking.

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