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Maxwell Frost elected as the first Gen Z member of Congress

Democrat Maxwell Frost has won in Florida’s 10th Congressional District, according to the Associated Press, making him the first member of Generation Z (Gen Z) elected to serve in the U.S. Congress.
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Democrat Maxwell Frost has won in a seat in Congress in Florida’s 10th Congressional District.

This win makes Frost the first member of Generation Z (Gen Z) elected to serve in the U.S. Congress.

Maxwell Frost is an official member of Congress

The 25-year-old defeated Republican Calvin Wimbish by 19 percentage points. Frost will succeed outgoing Democratic Rep. Val Demings, who challenged incumbent Marco Rubio in the Senate.

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“History was made tonight,” Frost tweeted last night. “We made history for Floridians, for Gen Z, and for everyone who believes we deserve a better future.”

Community organizer

Frost, who has a background as a community organizer, first became an activist after the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., in 2012. Before running for Congress, he served as the national organizing director for March for Our Lives, a group that advocates for gun control policy.


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