Skip Navigation

Young Texans Don’t Vote As Much As Older Folks, And Democrats Want To Change That

Local Audio Posts 14

Kim Olson is running to be Texas Agriculture Commissioner, but when she addressed the Young Democrats Caucus at the Texas Democratic Party Convention in Fort Worth on Friday, she didn’t spend much time talking about farms. Instead, she had a message for the under-40 crowd: It is up to you. “Those of us with gray hair and chemically altered gray hair need you to be like gerbils on Red Bull,” Olson bellowed from the stage.