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Fla. progressive poised to be 1st Gen Z member of Congress

Maxwell Frost, left, a Congressional candidate, greets supporters who have gathered at the Renaissance Theatre Company in Orlando, Fla., on election night, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Frost, who campaigned on gun control, Medicare for all and criminal justice reform, beat out a crowded cast of Democrats who ran for Florida's 10th Congressional District, an Orlando area seat considered to be a liberal stronghold. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP) Jason Kyle Holic, from left, Maxwell Frost, and Natalie Jackson are pictured during "Decision 2022 Community Conversations With Congressional Candidates" panel discussion at the Orlando Science Center on Thursday, July 28, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Frost, who campaigned on gun control, Medicare for all and criminal justice reform, beat out a crowded cast of Democrats who ran for Florida's 10th Congressional District, an Orlando area seat considered to be a liberal stronghold. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP) Florida Attorney General candidate Aramis Ayala talks with Congressional candidate Maxwell Frost during the "Remove Ron" Rally in Orlando, Fla., June 1, 2022. Frost came onto the national scene when he crashed an interview with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis with calls for action on gun violence in America. DeSantis shouted “Nobody wants to hear from you" at Frost as security swarmed. On Tuesday, Aug. 23, Frost, 25, found thousands of people who did want to hear from him, casting primary election ballots for the social justice activist, sending him on a path to represent Florida as the first Gen Z member of Congress. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel) Maxwell Frost, a Congressional candidate, greets supporters who have gathered at the Renaissance Theatre Company in Orlando, Fla., on election night, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Frost, who campaigned on gun control, Medicare for all and criminal justice reform, beat out a crowded cast of Democrats who ran for Florida's 10th Congressional District, an Orlando area seat considered to be a liberal stronghold. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP) Maxwell Frost greets supporters who have gathered at the Renaissance Theatre Company in Orlando, Fla., on election night, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Frost, who campaigned on gun control, Medicare for all and criminal justice reform, beat out a crowded cast of Democrats who ran for Florida's 10th Congressional District, an Orlando area seat considered to be a liberal stronghold. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
Fla. progressive poised to be 1st Gen Z member of Congress