He Wants a New Generation of Dems in Congress—Starting With Him
If he wins, Joe Vogel wouldn’t technically be the youngest member of Congress.
That honor would still go to Rep. Maxwell Frost (D–FL), the activist and organizer from central Florida who became Gen Z’s first voice on Capitol Hill with his victory in 2022. But as 2024 rolls around, Vogel—a state delegate in Maryland five months into the job—has positioned himself as one of the first viable Gen Z candidates to try and follow in Frost’s footsteps.
The 26-year-old is running for Maryland’s 6th Congressional District, which spans from the Washington, D.C., suburbs in the east to the western tip of the state’s panhandle. And while voters may think of his age as a liability, Vogel sees it as a strength.