State Rep's Report

A recent poll conducted by Issues & Insights and Tippinsights found that 64% of young people age 18-24 are NOT proud to be an American. Young adults (18-24) were the age group least likely to say they were proud to be an American, the poll found, with increasing rates of American pride in each age bracket, up to 86% of adults over age 65 being proud to be an American.

Included in this at-risk age groups are many of our active-duty military, the next generations of community leaders, and many teachers educating our students. Clearly, more effort is needed to educate our young people about the e...