First Gen Z member elected as midterms could usher in a more diverse Congress
by Joan E Greve in Washington; Sam Levin in Los Angel from US news | The Guardian on (#65K3N)
Democrat Maxwell Frost, 25, defeated Republican in Florida congressional race as a number of candidates are making history
Voters have elected the first Gen Z member of Congress in the midterm elections, where a number of candidates are making history with their victories.
Maxwell Frost, a 25-year-old Democrat, defeated a Republican in his Florida congressional race, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday evening. The Afro-Cuban progressive has organized with the ACLU and March for Our Lives, the gun reform group, and called for universal healthcare on the campaign trail.
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