Karoline Leavitt

Karoline Leavitt declared winner in New Hampshire's Republican primary for the 1st Congressional District at The Community Oven restaurant in Hampton.

[Republican Party](/topic/republican-party)'s conservative wing at the tail end of the 2022 primary, and it sets the stage for one of the most contested House elections in the country. The eldest [Gen Zers](/topic/gen-zers)will be eligible to run for the United States [House of Representatives](/topic/house-of-representatives)for the first time in 2022 when the minimum age to serve is 25. [Trump State Department](/topic/trump-state-department)worker Matt Mowers, 33, ran for the seat in 2020 and lost by five percentage points to Pappas. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday asked India Inc to shed its hesitation and start investing in the country that was seeing growing interest from foreign investors. [Leavitt](/topic/leavitt)is only the second member of Generation Z to win a House primary, and the first Republican. In her victory speech, Leavitt stated that everyone claimed she was too young, couldn't raise enough money to run, and couldn't overcome a past Republican nominee.

Karoline Leavitt, the Republican nominee in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District, would be among the youngest people ever elected to Congress if she ...

Jim Jordan (R-OH), and Cawthorn in addition to Stefanik. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT), Rep. [second Generation Z candidate](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/bernie-backed-maxwell-frost-wins-democratic-primary-for-floridas-10th-congressional-district) to win a primary this season, along with progressive Maxwell Frost, and is hoping to flip the [swing district](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/matt-mowers-leading-new-hampshire-1st-district-gop-primary-poll) for Republicans. Anselm College in 2019, she was hired to the White House communications office as a presidential writer. A native of Rockingham County, Leavitt got her political start in the Trump White House. Chris Pappas (D) in November.

Republican Karoline Leavitt has defeated Matt Mowers in a race to face off against vulnerable Democrat Rep. Chris Pappas this November.

It's by electing young people to office that can resonate with these voters, have a platform at the national stage, that can show them ideas, policies, values that they're not hearing elsewhere." The 2022 midterm season is the first time [the eldest Gen Zers](https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/01/17/where-millennials-end-and-generation-z-begins/) are eligible to run for the U.S. [first member of Gen Z](https://www.npr.org/sections/2022-live-primary-election-race-results/2022/08/23/1119003972/maxwell-frost-first-gen-z-candidate-wins-primary) to win a congressional primary. "Over the last year we were outspent but we were not outworked," she exclaimed. House of Representatives, where 25 is the minimum age to serve. [considered a younger member of Congress](https://guides.loc.gov/117th-congress-book-list#:~:text=The%20average%20age%20of%20Members,Democrats%20holding%20the%20House%20majority.), in this race, Leavitt is nearly a decade younger, putting generational differences in the political spotlight. [openly trumpeted](https://www.npr.org/2022/07/06/1109193929/the-first-gen-z-candidates-are-running-for-congress-and-running-against-compromi) the former president's lie that he won, while Mowers [has not directly addressed it.](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/09/us/elections/new-hampshire-house-republicans-trump.html) [framed her youth as an asset](https://www.npr.org/2022/07/06/1109193929/the-first-gen-z-candidates-are-running-for-congress-and-running-against-compromi) rather than a deterrent — arguing that younger voters need to hear from more conservative voices — even though a [majority](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/05/14/on-the-cusp-of-adulthood-and-facing-an-uncertain-future-what-we-know-about-gen-z-so-far-2/) [of those voters](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/06/30/behind-bidens-2020-victory/) lean towards Democratic candidates. [told NPR in an interview](https://www.npr.org/2022/07/06/1109193929/the-first-gen-z-candidates-are-running-for-congress-and-running-against-compromi) earlier this summer. [only the second member of Generation Z](https://www.npr.org/sections/2022-live-primary-election-race-results/2022/08/23/1119003972/maxwell-frost-first-gen-z-candidate-wins-primary) to win a House primary and the first Republican. [a toss-up seat](https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings) Republicans hope to flip as part of their goal of winning back the majority of seats in the House. [University of New Hampshire survey](https://scholars.unh.edu/survey_center_polls/703/) added uncertainty, finding that nearly a fourth of respondents were still undecided just two weeks from the election.

Trump is pleased with GOP youngster Karoline Leavitt's win in her NH Republican primary, claiming the 25-year-old victor has 'wisdom', despite not wading ...

Leavitt turned 25 in August – the minimum age required to be sworn into the lower chamber. 'Karoline Leavitt is a radical MAGA Republican who is unprepared and ill-equipped to represent the Granite State,' Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chairman Sean Patrick Maloney said of Leavitt. Trump posted to his Truth Social praise for the Republican Party in the Granite State for the outcomes Tuesday: 'Nice! The young candidate turned 25 last month – the age eligible to be sworn in. 'It's time for all Republicans to unite behind them to help take New Hampshire back from the radical left in November!!!' The 'Trumpiest' people ALL won in New Hampshire last night. Trump posted: 'Congratulations to General Don Bolduc, a great gentleman who started his military service as a Private, and ended it as a General - and now his BIG WIN in New Hampshire. Levitt poses with pro-Trump Representative Madison Cawthorn, who is one of the youngest members to ever be sworn in. Leavitt posted an image with media icon Kim Kardashian during her trip to Washington, D.C. 'I wouldn't be here without this man!' she noted on Instagram Elise Stefanik's office as her communications director. 'Amazing job by Karoline Leavitt in her great New Hampshire victory,' Trump posted to Truth Social on Wednesday morning.

Republican Karoline Leavitt has defeated Matt Mowers in a race to face off against vulnerable Democrat Rep. Chris Pappas this November.

It's by electing young people to office that can resonate with these voters, have a platform at the national stage, that can show them ideas, policies, values that they're not hearing elsewhere." "Over the last year we were outspent but we were not outworked," she exclaimed. House of Representatives, where 25 is the minimum age to serve. [considered a younger member of Congress](https://guides.loc.gov/117th-congress-book-list#:~:text=The%20average%20age%20of%20Members,Democrats%20holding%20the%20House%20majority.), in this race, Leavitt is nearly a decade younger, putting generational differences in the political spotlight. The 2022 midterm season is the first time [the eldest Gen Zers](https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/01/17/where-millennials-end-and-generation-z-begins/) are eligible to run for the U.S. [only the second member of Generation Z](/npr/1119003972/maxwell-frost-first-gen-z-candidate-wins-primary) to win a House primary and the first Republican.

Karoline Leavitt will face Democratic challenger Chris Pappas in November. She could be among the first Gen Z lawmakers in Congress if she wins.

Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who called her "a fighter who shares our core values, will bring new leadership to D.C. and help conservatives stand up to the Swamp." Tonight, Team Karoline, we defied the odds." She was also an administrative assistant for Fox News Media, "Tonight, Team Karoline, we smashed expectations. Prior to politics, Leavitt was a producer at WMUR-TV in Manchester, N.H., and associate producer at New Hampshire Chronicle.