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PROPELLING EUROPE’S
GREEN WAVE
JESSE KLAVER | 33
The European Union is
experiencing a green wave,
and Jesse Klaver is a major
force behind it. In his four-
year tenure as the leader
of GroenLinks, the Dutch
Green Party, Klaver has
nearly quadrupled the party’s
representation in the Dutch
Parliament and helped pass
a landmark law that would
nearly eliminate Dutch
emissions by the middle of
the century. “For the first
time, there’s an obligation
for the government not only
to talk about climate change
but to act,” he says. Klaver
is not alone—green parties
in other E.U. countries have
gained momentum in recent
months—but the 33-year-old’s
legislative success has made
him exemplary of a bigger
shift. ÑJustin Worland
CAMPAIGNING FOR A
NEW GENERATION
PETE BUTTIGIEG | 37
By Steve Adler
Mayor Pete Buttigieg is the an-
swer to the call for a new genera-
tion of American leadership.
He is a part of a genera-
tion that realizes time is of the
essence. As Mayor Pete says,
his generation came of age with
school shootings, will be on
the “business end” of climate
change, and risks being the first
to be worse off economically than
their parents.
For the past five years, I’ve
watched him lead mayors across
the country. Other city leaders
stop to listen to what he says and
learn from what he does. He an-
swers questions directly, honestly
and empathetically. He is so fo-
cused and seriously smart.
As mayors do, Pete has shown
how an executive can impact
lives in real and wonderful ways,
and achieve concrete results
when people are brought to-
gether to work toward a common
end.
We don’t need to look back-
ward to find greatness. As a
presidential candidate, Mayor
Pete gives us hope for a better fu-
ture. Our country needs a fresh
start, and Pete stands for the best
America we all know we can be.
Adler, a Democrat, is the mayor of
Austin
A NEW STANDARD
ELISE STEFANIK | 35
By Paul Ryan
Elise Stefanik is a builder—no easy
feat in an age when so much of politics
is about tearing people down. Elise
has built a record as an authentic,
respected voice for ideas and
common sense. And she has built an
organization to recruit more women
to run for office in a party that needs
more inclusivity. This is a fight she has
taken on personally and passionately.
Like any good architect, Elise sees
around the corner. She is thinking
about the big picture when the crowd
is scrambling to capitalize on the
controversy of the day. Ever since I first
met Elise—when she was assigned to
be director of debate prep during my
run for Vice President—she has stood
out for her intellect and work ethic.
Elise isn’t just the future of the
Republican Party. She is the future
of hopeful, aspirational politics in
America.
Ryan, a Republican, is a former Speaker of
the House
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