US election: Maxwell Frost to be first Gen Z member of Congress

[Kennah]

Source: BBC

"We made history for Floridians, for Gen Z, and for everyone who believes we deserve a better future."

This is what a win sounds like for Democrat Maxwell Frost, who - at 25 - is the US Congress' first representative of Generation Z.

Within minutes of the projected win, his celebration on Twitter was gathering rampant endorsement.

For starters, his presence in the House of Representatives stands to lower Congress' median age - the highest in two decades - by quite a lot. Baby boomers dominate and millennials represent barely 6% of the body.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63564839

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Zoomer power! I'm a Gen-Xer, and it's heartening to think about Zoomers in Congress.

[Phoenix61]

1. Thankful something good came out of this dystopian hell hole.

I’m waiting for Diaz to step down.

[twodogsbarking]

2. Congrats. It isn't the year you were born that counts.

[Roy Rolling]

3. Ironic Name

Max Frost.

Way too old reference.

That’s why it’s applicable.

[They_Live]

4. I had to check...

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