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BY Jennifer Mattson

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The Democrats’ playbook for the midterm elections was to cast a wide net, recruiting candidates that didn’t necessarily look and sound like traditional politicians—and oftentimes, Gen Zers and millennials were part of that.

The results? A historic election that will usher in a wave of 97 Gen Z and millennial leaders into Congress, including 90 members in the House of Representatives, five members in the Senate, and two delegates, according to Future Caucus, the nation’s largest bipartisan organization for Gen Z and millennial lawmakers. Another 15 races are still uncalled, with one headed to a runoff.

Add that up, and the 120th Congress will have at least triple the number of Gen Z members come January, compared with the previous legislature.

Among the new members of the House is 27-year-old Michael Alfonso, the youngest Republican elected to the body. The Cuban American will represent Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District.…