Florida Democrat Maxwell Alejandro Frost, a 25-year-old part-time Uber driver, declared that “history was made tonight” when he became the first Generation Z member to win a seat in Congress.
“WE WON!!!! History was made tonight. We made history for Floridians, for Gen Z, and for everyone who believes we deserve a better future,” Frost said in a tweet on Tuesday night.
“I am beyond thankful for the opportunity to represent my home in the United States Congress,” he added.
Frost defeated Republican Calvin Wimbish — a 72-year-old former Army Green Beret who called himself a “Christian, conservative, constitutionalist” candidate for office — to represent the Orlando area in the Sunshine State’s 10th Congressional District.
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