When a Generation Needed a Voice, I Decided to Answer the Call

When I was approached by Turning Point Action to take on the role of Gen Z Chairman in Las Vegas, I didn’t hesitate. I saw the vacancy not as a position to fill, but as a responsibility to carry.

There was no blueprint, just a growing sense that our generation was losing its voice in the noise of culture and politics. Every day, I met young Nevadans who still believed in something deeper: faith, family, freedom, but had no banner to unite under.

That’s why I wrote this. Not as the founder of a movement, but as someone who saw the need for one.
This is our manifesto. A declaration that Gen Z is not lost, but rising.

The Manifesto of the Gen Z Conservative Coalition in Las Vegas, NV

Fellow Nevadans,

Our generation has been told we are hopeless. They say Gen Z has no faith, no discipline, no future. Yet history teaches us differently. Abraham Lincoln once declared, “The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.” He was right then, and he is right now. What is taught to us, sung to us, and marketed to us today will shape the leaders of tomorrow.

Our peers are told every day that faith is outdated, that patriotism is dangerous, that family is irrelevant, and that freedom must yield to the demands of conformity. Yet, here we are. A rising generation unwilling to bow the knee.

We believe what many have forgotten: that truth is not a trend, that liberty is not a luxury, and that life itself is sacred. “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty” (2 Corinthians 3:17). Liberty is not the invention of governments, but the inheritance of people created in God’s image. A truth that even the skeptic can recognize as the bedrock of Western freedom.

We are not here to whisper. We are here to shout from the streets of Las Vegas to the halls of government: Gen Z will not be bought, bullied, or broken.

This movement is bigger than politics. It is a cultural reawakening.

• We will build communities where patriotism is celebrated, not mocked.

• We will foster friendships where self-worth and resilience take the place of despair.

• We will unleash creativity, through film, art, and music, that tells the truth of our generation instead of the lies of ideology.

• We will stand shoulder to shoulder with people of every faith tradition, and even with those of none, who agree that family, freedom, and human dignity are worth defending.

We refuse to be just a party of complaints. We are a movement of solutions.

• When families are priced out, we will champion entrepreneurship, innovation, and pathways to ownership.

• When youth are told their faith and values don’t belong in public life, we will remind them: “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord” (Psalm 33:12).

• When Las Vegas is treated as just a playground for outsiders, we will defend it as a beloved hometown whose people deserve safety, stability, and respect.

Where others sow despair, we will sow hope.

Yes, we are Christians, Jews, Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus, Zoroastrians, and seekers, but above all, we are young men and women who still believe America is good and worth preserving.

We will not be ashamed of our convictions, nor will we force them on others. Instead, we will live them out boldly and invite others to join us. As Lincoln also said, “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” And create it we shall.

We are not the angry mob. We are the builders, the servers, the friends, the entrepreneurs, the artists, the storytellers, the believers in tomorrow. We will not allow Nevada’s youth to be reduced to hashtags, manipulated in classrooms, or pressured into abandoning their heritage.

This is the new coalition. We are Gen Z, and we are awake, not “woke.”

Las Vegas is a city of lights. But lights are useless unless they shine on something real. Our coalition exists to shine the light of freedom, family, faith, and resilience. We will not simply resist decay, we will build anew.

This is our declaration: that in Nevada, Gen Z will not go quietly into decadence or despair. We will live as free people. We will raise families in freedom. We will create culture in freedom. And we will pass that freedom on to those who come after us.

The torch is in our hands. Let us carry it forward.

— Marlon A. Medina

Gen Z Chairman, Turning Point Action Las Vegas

Closing Reflection

This manifesto was written to remind us what’s at stake, and what’s still possible. It’s more than words; it’s a roadmap for rebuilding culture from the ground up.

In Las Vegas, we’re proving that Gen Z can stand for something real. That conviction still matters. That faith still leads. That freedom is worth protecting.

If you’re ready to be part of a generation that builds, not breaks, join us.