Maxwell Frost Could Be Florida's Addition to Progressive Squad in US House A voting rights advocate

[Judi Lynn]

Maxwell Frost speaks at a rally on June 28, 2022 as he campaigns for U.S. Congress in Florida's 10th District. (Photo: Maxwell Alejandro Frost for Congress/Flickr/cc)

A voting rights advocate who supports Medicare for All, the former youth organizer who got his start after the Parkland school shooting looks ready to take over Rep. Val Demings' open seat.

JULIA CONLEY

August 23, 2022

Out of 10 Democrats running to replace U.S. Rep. Val Demings in Florida's 10th Congressional District, 25-year-old political organizer Maxwell Frost is likely to be elected over veteran state and federal lawmakers, according to a poll released by progressive think tank Data for Progress Monday.

The former March for Our Lives and ACLU organizer—who now drives an Uber to make ends meet while campaigning—was named by 34% of respondents in the survey as the Democrat they'd most likely vote for in Tuesday's primary.

State Sen. Randolph Bracy (D-11) came in a distant second with 18% of the vote and former U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson was the only other candidate polling in the double digits, with 14%. About 14% were undecided and 33% said they had already cast their ballots.

If Frost wins in the heavily Democratic district, he would be highly likely to win a seat in the U.S. House, becoming the first Afro-Cuban American and the first member of Generation Z in Congress, giving representation to those whose formative years have been shaped by rising economic inequality, racial justice protests, and an epidemic of gun violence and mass shootings.

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https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/08/23/maxwell-frost-could-be-floridas-addition-progressive-squad-us-house

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