First Gen Z lawmaker: I’ll ‘couch surf’ in DC after being denied apartment applications
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Maxwell Frost, the first Gen Z member to be elected to Congress, said he will likely couch-surf during his early days as a lawmaker in Washington, DC because apartment applications were denied.
Apartment buildings in Washington, DC run credit checks and most require tenants to earn triple the monthly salary the apartment costs.
Frost, who will earn an annual salary of $174,000 as a House congressman, said his apartment applications were denied because of his “really bad” credit.
“Yeah, I mean, it’s not cheap,” Frost, 25, told ABC’s This Week on Sunday morning.
“I’m dealing with it right now, I’m being denied apartments, I’m trying to figure out where to live because I have bad credit,” she explained. “I’m probably going to have, like, couch surf for a while.”
The first Gen Z member elected to Congress, Maxwell Frost, said he could ‘couch surf’ Washington, DC for ‘a little bit’ after he struggled to get approved for a DC apartment due to credit , and despite his $174,000 incoming. salary
When the RNC Research Twitter account highlighted Frost’s claim of difficulties in finding an apartment along with his huge new salary, the incoming legislator responded.
‘Hahaha. So out of touch they don’t understand how renting an apartment works,” Frost tweeted.
‘Let me break this down…’ he continued. ‘I don’t get my first paycheck until February and I don’t have a lot of money. When you move into an apartment, you pay first, the deposit, sometimes last, and the furniture.
Washington, DC is one of the most expensive cities to live in the United States and has some of the most expensive apartment and house prices.
Frost worked as an Uber driver when he ran for Congress to earn money and was outspoken about his fight to get approval for a DC apartment. He also spoke about accumulating debt while running for office over the past nearly two years.
“This is not for people who don’t have money yet,” Frost tweeted last month about her apartment hunt in the nation’s capital.
In response to reports of the problems in Frost’s apartment, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said last month: “We also understand that housing costs, again, are one of the things that have a major effect on people’s lives and livelihoods. This is a priority for this administration.’
RNC Research pointed to Frost’s comments in a tweet Sunday morning.
The representative-elect responded by stating that the Republican Party is “so out of touch that they don’t understand how renting an apartment works.”
When the 118th Congress begins on January 3, Frost, a progressive Democrat, will be sworn in to represent Florida’s 10th congressional district, which encompasses the southern and western parts of Orlando.
Just days away from officially joining Congress, Frost says he is already “feeling the love” from Democrats in the House.
The Gen Z congressman-elect, born in 1997, will be the youngest member in the 118th Congress. He turns 26 on January 17.
A person must be 25 years of age on the day they are sworn in to run for the lower house.
Other lawmakers who are part of the so-called progressive ‘squad’ are also contemplating how to deal with the astronomical costs of living in DC.
Rep. Delia Ramierz of Illinois and Rep.-elect Summer Lee of Pennsylvania plan to not only serve together in Congress but also live together as roommates.
Ramirez spoke openly about the financial struggles she feels necessitate a roommate in the District despite her high six-figure salary. She has listed credit card debt and medical debt as some of her financial burdens.
Many Washington, DC residents have felt the brunt of the rising cost of living in recent years.