First Gen-Z member of congress says he was turned down for DC apartment because of bad credit

Maxwell Alejandro Frost, the first Gen Z member elected to Congress, said he was denied an apartment in Washington DC because of his low credit score.

Frost, 25, vented his frustration on Twitter, writing: “Just applied for an apartment in DC where I told the guy my credit was really bad.” He said it would be fine.

‘I was denied, I lost the apartment and the application fee. This is not intended for people who don’t have money yet.

The Democrat, who is set to make $174,000 a year as a freshman in Congress, said his credit problems stemmed from quitting his full-time job to run his campaign while working part-time for Uber.

‘I have bad credit because I racked up a lot of debt running for Congress for a year and a half. I didn’t make enough money with Uber to pay for my life.

Frost said her low credit score is because she had to quit her full-time job to run her campaign while working part-time for Uber. Pictured: Frost inside his yellow Kia Soul driving for Uber

Frost took out his frustration on Twitter over the lack of access to housing, noting that unlike others, he will most likely find a place since his congressional salary will be $174,000.

The young progressive, who represents Orlando’s Forlida District 10, ran a campaign focused on gun reform and abortion rights.

He had previously worked as an organizer for the March for Our Lives and the American Civil Liberties Union, but switched to working for Uber once he launched his candidacy.

‘I quit my full-time job because I knew that to win at 25, I would have to be a full-time candidate. 7 days a week, 10-12 hours a day,’ Frost said. “It’s not sustainable or right, but it’s what we had to do.”

He noted that he was also unable to give himself any stipend from his campaign chest, which had grown to more than $2.5 million.

Frost said her situation was similar to that of New York Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who previously worked as a waitress before winning her seat in 2018.

During an interview with the New York Times about her move to Washington DC, the congresswoman noted that she would have trouble finding an apartment until her new salary kicked in.

Frost, however, said his new salary of $174,000 will likely get him an apartment sooner or later, a luxury he acknowledged his Gen Z peers don’t have.

“I’m speaking from a vantage point because 2 years from now, my credit will be good because of my new salary that starts next year,” Frost said. “We have to do better for the whole country.”

A recent report from credit tracker Experian found that members of Generation Z had an average credit score of 679 last year, below the national average of 714.

The average one-bedroom apartment in Washington DC costs more than $2,400, according to Rent.com.

Frost said she ran her campaign as a full-time job and needed loans to pay her living expenses. He noted that US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had a similar problem when she ran for Congress in 2018.

Frost, a former March For Our Lives organizer, is seeking stronger gun control laws and has stressed her opposition to abortion bans. Her campaign raised $2.5 million.

Front is the son of a Cuban immigrant who came to the United States with his mother during the Freedom Flights in the early 1960s, when Cubans fled the communist regime for Miami.

She first became an activist after the deadly Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012.

Frost himself said he is a survivor of gun violence during a shooting in downtown Orlando on Halloween in 2016. It came just months after the deadly shooting at the Pulse nightclub in the city that left 49 dead and 53 injured.

“I come from a generation that has been through more mass shooting drills than arson drills,” Frost told the New York Times in August.

‘This is something my generation has had to face head-on: being afraid to go to school, being afraid to go to church, being afraid to be in your community. That gives me a sense of urgency.

Last year, Frost was among voting rights protesters arrested in Washington DC for blocking pedestrian traffic.

The protest called on President Joe Biden to pass federal voting rights legislation and remove filibuster from the Senate. Frost was fined up to $250.