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Chris Evans is Bringing Dozens of High Schoolers to the White House to Talk Politics with Biden Officials

Chris Evans' event with first-time voters, which will be live-streamed by the White House on Tuesday morning, is part of his broader campaign to engage Americans with the democratic process

On Tuesday morning, Evans and actor Mark Kassen — who co-founded the bipartisan civic engagement website A Starting Point in 2020 — are bringing dozens of high school seniors to the White House for a conversation on youth engagement in U.S. politics, focusing specifically on the primary issues affecting young people today, like economic opportunity, job creation and climate action. So he — along with his Before We Go co-star Kassen and tech entrepreneur Joe Kiani — started a website that could expose Americans to a variety of political viewpoints and get them excited to cast an informed vote at the ballot box. Last year, the cast of Ted Lasso joined a White House press briefing to speak on the importance of addressing mental health; after the Robb Elementary School shooting in 2022, Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey delivered an impassioned speech calling for across-the-aisle solutions to gun violence; and after the COVID-19 vaccine was released, Gen Z sensation Olivia Rodrigo and Level Up singer Ciara each had their moment to encourage young people to get vaccinated.

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