Maxwell Frost
Maxwell Frost | |
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| Born | Maxwell Alejandro Frost January 1997 (age 27–28) |
| Political party | Democratic |
Maxwell Alejandro Frost (born January 1997[1]) is an American activist and politician, and the 2022 Democratic candidate for Florida's 10th congressional district. Frost won the Democratic primary for the seat on August 23, 2022.
Early life[edit]
Frost was born in January 1997.[2] He was adopted as an infant by a special education teacher, who migrated to the United States in the Freedom Flights, and a musician.[3] He reconnected with his birth mother in June 2021.[3][4] He attended Osceola County School for the Arts in Orlando.[5]
Career[edit]
Activism and organizing[edit]
Frost has been organizing since around 2012, when he was active with Barack Obama's 2012 presidential campaign.[6][5] Frost became a volunteer with the Newtown Action Alliance, an organization created in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.[3] He has also identified Occupy Wall Street, the Columbine High School massacre, the killing of Trayvon Martin, and the Orlando nightclub shooting as events that affected his thinking.[7] He later worked for Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton.[4]
Frost survived an incident of gun violence at a Halloween event in Downtown Orlando in 2016.[3][8]
Frost was an organizer with the American Civil Liberties Union and worked to support Florida's 2018 Amendment 4 and to pressure Joe Biden to stop supporting the Hyde Amendment in 2019.[3] He was the national organizing director for March for Our Lives.[3][9] In November 2021, Frost was arrested at a voting rights rally in Lafayette Square that was led by William Barber II and Ben Jealous.[10]
2022 Congressional election[edit]
Frost announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Florida's 10th congressional district in August 2021.[11] During the primary campaign, Frost released a television ad in Spanglish, explaining to The Hill that "Latinos are in a place where their first language is Spanish but they speak English as well, and quite frankly that's me ... We speak Spanglish in the house, and I know that's the same for a lot of Latino families in the district."[12]
Among others, Frost defeated Florida Senator Randolph Bracy and former US Representatives Alan Grayson and Corrine Brown in the August 23, 2022 Democratic primary.[13] Due to the district's Democratic tilt, Frost is expected to win the general election in November;[14] if elected, he would be the youngest member of Congress, the first Generation Z member of Congress, and the first Afro-Cuban member of Congress.[3][9][15][16]
Political positions[edit]
Frost supports a Green New Deal.[3] He has identified environmental justice as a priority of his campaign.[2][4] Frost advocates for gun violence prevention.[2][4] Frost supports single-payer healthcare and investing in pandemic prevention.[2][3][4] Frost wants to "build toward a future without prison."[3] He supports decriminalizing sex work and marijuana use.[4][17]
Frost referred to Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn, as "a fascist, racist person".[3]
Personal life[edit]
Frost speaks Spanish and English.[12] Frost is a jazz drummer and plays the timbales.[5][9] His nine-member high school band Seguro Que Sí (Spanish: "of course") performed in the parade during the second inauguration of Barack Obama in January 2013.[5][18]
Frost is currently enrolled as a student at Valencia College.[3]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Parrow, Kyra (May 5, 2022). "UCF students fuel power into midterm campaign for Generation Z running candidate". NSM Today. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Nast, Condé (2021-11-08). "Candidates to Watch in the 2022 Midterms". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 Metzger, Bryan. "Meet the 25-year-old gun violence prevention advocate who could become the first Gen Z member of Congress". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "For This 25-Year-Old Running For Congress, Friends Are The Key To His Campaign". Elite Daily. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Allen, Greg (January 20, 2013). "A High School Salsa Band In The Inaugural Parade? 'Of Course!'". NPR. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ↑ "24-year-old running for Congress: Need to honor those "killed due to senseless gun violence"". MSNBC.com. 0:00. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ↑ "The first Gen Z candidates are running for Congress — and running against compromise". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ↑ Bernal, Rafael (2022-05-09). "Hispanic Caucus endorses two front-runners for House seats". The Hill. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Are U.S. elected officials getting too old?". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ↑ "Congressional candidate Maxwell Frost arrested at Washington protest". Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government. 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ↑ "Gun reform activist Maxwell Frost announces run for Congress to succeed Val Demings". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Bernal, Rafael (August 19, 2022). "Florida Democrat releases Spanglish ad". The Hill.
- ↑ Swisher, Skyler (August 23, 2022). "Maxwell Frost, 25-year-old activist, likely headed to Congress after primary win". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ↑ Elena, Moore (August 23, 2022). "Maxwell Frost, one of the first Gen Z candidates for Congress, has won his primary". NPR. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ↑ Galbraith, Alex. "Democratic congressional candidate Maxwell Frost confronts Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during Orlando show". Orlando Weekly. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ↑ Rozsa, Lori; Weigel, David (24 August 2022). "Who is Maxwell Frost, the Gen Z Democratic nominee in Florida?". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ↑ Alund, Natalie Neysa (24 August 2022). "At 25, Maxwell Frost could be first Gen Z member elected to Congress". USA TODAY. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ↑ Rodriguez, Sabrina (August 23, 2022). "'The Future We Deserve': This Florida Gen Z Candidate Thinks He Can Chart a New Path For the Youth". Politico. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
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