Congressman Maxwell Frost made headlines when he became the first Gen Z member of Congress after the November election, but now he’s drawing attention for a much more startling reason.
Frost, a Democratic representative from Florida, claimed he applied for an apartment in Washington, D.C. when he was denied after revealing that he had bad credit due to the debt he had accumulated during his tenure.
For those asking, I have bad credit because I went into a lot of debt for Congress for a year and a half. Wasn’t making enough money from Uber itself to pay for my living expenses.
— Maxwell Alejandro Frost (@MaxwellFrostFL) December 8, 2022
Frost went on to talk about how hard it is to make money on campaigns and explained how taxing it can be.
As a candidate, you can only give yourself an allowance or something similar at the end of your campaign. So for most of the run no $ comes in unless you have a second job.
— Maxwell Alejandro Frost (@MaxwellFrostFL) December 8, 2022
frost raised one impressive $2.4 million through September 30 of this year for his campaign with the help of progressive groups and congressmen. The average amount raised by the Democratic candidates for the US House of Representatives during the same period was $1.8 million.
Of the $2.4 million, Frost spent an estimated $2.2 million. More than half of the money Frost raised came from individual donors who gave $200 or less.
Frost did not specify which neighborhood in DC he wanted to rent in
According to Rental cafeas of July 2022 the average rent in Washington, D.C. was $2,335 with an average apartment size of 746 square feet, the most expensive neighborhood was Federal Triangle which saw an average rent of $3,197.
