Gen Z candidate outpaces experienced Democrats to win House nomination in Florida

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Washington Post

Maxwell Frost, an activist for myriad liberal causes who is running to be the first Gen Z member of Congress, is projected to win a crowded Democratic primary for an open seat in Florida’s 10th District, according to the Associated Press.

Frost, 25, who refers to his as the “mass shootings generation,” gained attention in June after he confronted Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) over gun violence.

Although he’s the minimum age to hold a seat in Congress — and has never run for public office — Frost doesn’t consider himself a political newcomer. He started working in politics when he was 15, protesting gun violence after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.

He went on to become the national organizing director for March for Our Lives, the group organized by students who survived the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in 2018. He also worked for the ACLU in Florida, supporting voting rights for formerly incarcerated citizens.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/23/primaries-new-york-florida-oklahoma/#link-PZW4W6PIMBBHZPMBTYNXSMJUOI

[msongs]

1. good for him..and 4 dems nt

[CousinIT]

2. GOOD. n/t

[tekriter]

3. Anybody remember the movie "Wild in the Streets"?

The President’s name in that movie was…Max Frost.

[Fiendish Thingy]

5. My first thought too! Nt

[Fiendish Thingy]

4. Great news!

Trivia:
Max Frost was the name of the main character in the 1968 film Wild In the Streets; Frost is the leader of a rock and roll band who foments revolution and becomes president at the age of 24.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_in_the_Streets

This should be candidate Frost’s campaign song for the fall campaign (theme song from the film):

[Tommymac]

12. Thanks! Memories. 😊

[WinstonSmith4740]

17. Thanks for that!!

I just spent the last 3 minutes 20 years old and in college!!!

[bottomofthehill]

6. Thank god, there were a couple train wreck candidates in that primary

[elleng]

7. Florida's 10th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida.

It was reassigned in 2012, effective January 3, 2013, from the Gulf Coast to inland Central Florida.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida's_10th_congressional_district

[ananda]

8. He sounds plenty good to me!

I hope he wins!

We so need our strong, young voices!

[calimary]

11. Yep! We need new faces, fresh ideas, and youthful energy.

The future is gonna be THEIRS.

So I want a bunch of 'em lined up, in position, and ready to rock!

[Tucker08087]

9. Oh, yeah. Theses kids are riled up!

They realize how certain groups refused to work with them to protect them from gun violence. They realize now that the constant drills (here is one in one week, then 2 in the next, one again in the third and double drills on Friday) have messed with their heads. They are REALLY upset about 78 know this lead and

[SheltieLover]

10. Excellent! 👏👏👏👏

[Tommymac]

13. This may be the bellwether for November.

Is it building?





#GOTV2022
#VOTEBLUE2022
#VOTEBLUEPA

[progressoid]

14. So that's Val Demings' district?

Cool.

[littlemissmartypants]

15. Go....Maxwell!! ❤️

[Tom Rinaldo]

16. If he is even remotely as good as he sounds this is GREAT news

He seems wonderful on the issues but maybe more important, he moves the needle toward making the House of Reps more representative. Gen Z needs far more representation.