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Hi @BretStephensNYT. I'm a literal "Gawker spawn" and youngest member of the Michigan Senate. This "Millennials are lazy/entitled" narrative is as lazy as they come. 1/
@BretStephensNYT Many of us launched our careers right in the depths of the recession: with student loan debt, no healthcare, and no job prospects. We'll face the realities of climate change and erosion of social safety nets head-on. 2/
@BretStephensNYT And the reality is that if our generation can't afford to have kids or buy houses, the Boomer generation - who has their equity tied up in 3 or 4 bedroom houses - won't be able to sell those homes and retire. 3/
@BretStephensNYT Any candidate who doesn't see the connection, or doesn't care to, is missing the forest through the trees. We speak up to sound the alarm. If Millennials can't participate in the economy the same way our parents did, the economy will collapse. 4/
@BretStephensNYT So we're stepping up. We're running for office. We're legislating. The issues we face are very different but no less real, and our future - for all generations - is incumbent on that understanding. Dismiss those challenges and we all fail. 5/
@BretStephensNYT It's an insult that a Presidential candidate and the @nytimes would be so pompous as to write off Millennials as the "ungreatest generation" just because our challenges may not be your challenges. Truth is: they are. Quit yelling at clouds and put in the work. Millennials are. /6
@BretStephensNYT @nytimes To everyone new here (hi!): let's keep Millennial voices in public office, huh? Kick in $5 for my re-election: secure.actblue.com/donate/teammal…
