First Member of Generation Z Elected to US Congress

2022-11-11

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  • Twenty-five-year-old Maxwell Frost had just been elected to represent part of Florida in the U.S. House of Representatives when his phone rang.
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  • "Hold for the president," the caller on the phone said.
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  • Frost shared the story about his call from U.S. President Joe Biden with his Twitter followers on Wednesday.
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  • "Life is wild!" he wrote.
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  • Biden called to congratulate Frost on his election win.
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  • Frost is the first member of "Generation Z" to become a U.S. representative.
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  • Generation Z is the group of people born from the late 1990s to the early 2010s.
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  • There are about 70 million Americans in Frost's age group.
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  • Starting in January, Frost will represent people who live near Orlando, Florida.
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  • He won 59 percent of the vote.
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  • The U.S. Constitution requires members of congress to be at least 25 years old.
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  • The average age of a member of congress this year is 58.
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  • In a news conference after this week's midterm elections, Biden talked about Frost.
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  • He said, "I have no doubt he's off to an incredible start in what I'm sure will be a long, distinguished career."
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  • Frost is a member of the Democratic Party.
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  • He campaigned on gun law reform, expanding health care, increasing access to housing and fighting climate change.
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  • In a discussion with the ABC television network on Wednesday, Frost said younger voters were an important part of his win.
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  • "What that shows me is that there's a lot of hope and promise in this nation as young people are starting to rise up and really step into their political power," Frost said.
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  • Frost said his family is Afro-Latino.
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  • He is part of a growing number of Americans who are more racially and ethnically diverse than earlier generations.
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  • Frost became known as a national director for the gun safety group March For Our Lives, started by the survivors of the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida.
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  • He said he wants "transformational change" and will start by working on a plan to put background checks in place for all gun purchases.
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  • Frost defeated three well-known Democrats in the primary election earlier this year.
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  • He takes over the position that opened when Val Demings gave up her position to run for the U.S. Senate.
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  • I'm Dan Friedell.
  • 1
  • Twenty-five-year-old Maxwell Frost had just been elected to represent part of Florida in the U.S. House of Representatives when his phone rang.
  • 2
  • "Hold for the president," the caller on the phone said.
  • 3
  • Frost shared the story about his call from U.S. President Joe Biden with his Twitter followers on Wednesday.
  • 4
  • "Life is wild!" he wrote.
  • 5
  • Biden called to congratulate Frost on his election win.
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  • Frost is the first member of "Generation Z" to become a U.S. representative. Generation Z is the group of people born from the late 1990s to the early 2010s. There are about 70 million Americans in Frost's age group.
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  • Starting in January, Frost will represent people who live near Orlando, Florida. He won 59 percent of the vote.
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  • The U.S. Constitution requires members of congress to be at least 25 years old. The average age of a member of congress this year is 58.
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  • In a news conference after this week's midterm elections, Biden talked about Frost. He said, "I have no doubt he's off to an incredible start in what I'm sure will be a long, distinguished career."
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  • Frost is a member of the Democratic Party. He campaigned on gun law reform, expanding health care, increasing access to housing and fighting climate change.
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  • In a discussion with the ABC television network on Wednesday, Frost said younger voters were an important part of his win.
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  • "What that shows me is that there's a lot of hope and promise in this nation as young people are starting to rise up and really step into their political power," Frost said.
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  • Frost said his family is Afro-Latino. He is part of a growing number of Americans who are more racially and ethnically diverse than earlier generations.
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  • Frost became known as a national director for the gun safety group March For Our Lives, started by the survivors of the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida.
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  • He said he wants "transformational change" and will start by working on a plan to put background checks in place for all gun purchases.
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  • Frost defeated three well-known Democrats in the primary election earlier this year. He takes over the position that opened when Val Demings gave up her position to run for the U.S. Senate.
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  • I'm Dan Friedell.
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  • Dan Friedell adapted this story for VOA Learning English based on a report by Reuters.
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  • Words in This Story
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  • incredible -adj. difficult or impossible to beleive
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  • distinguished -adj. known by many people because of a quality or achievement
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  • diverse -adj. made up of people or things that are different from each other
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  • access-n. a way of getting to or being able to use something
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  • transformational -adj. a major change from what is currently in place
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  • background check -n. a way of looking at a person's history to decide if they are permitted to do or purchase something
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