Chanikarn Thongsupa
LBJ Library
Brendan Smialowski, Agence France-Presse
Maxwell Frost
The first Gen-Z member of the House, Maxwell, who was adopted as an infant, became an overnight celebrity though he also highlighted the difficulties young, low-income people face when working in Congress when he discussed how hard it was for him to get approved for an apartment in D.C. He is also the first Afro-Cuban member of Congress.
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MaxwellFrost
26, Florida — 10, D
Who are they?
The first Gen-Z member of the House, Maxwell, who was adopted as an infant, became an overnight celebrity though he also highlighted the difficulties young, low-income people face when working in Congress when he discussed how hard it was for him to get approved for an apartment in D.C. He is also the first Afro-Cuban member of Congress.
Pre-Congress?
Maxwell was active in Obama’s 2012 campaign and volunteered with the Newtown Action Alliance, a gun-control organization. He later worked for Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. He was an organizer with the ACLU and survived an incident of gun violence at an event in Orlando in 2016.
Core Issues
- Climate Change
- Gun Safety
- Universal Healthcare/Medicare for All
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Brittany Pettersen
41, Colorado — 7, D
