'I’m coming as my authentic self, and when you do that, you bring the experiences with you.' MaxwellFrostFL talks to fellow Florida activist bjoewolf about resiliency and the realities of American politics.
It’s Maxwell Frost’s third day on the job as the youngest U.S. congressperson ever when he sits down for an interview with fellow Florida activist. The call was meant to happen days ago, but when the Republican Party decided to hold the 118th U.S. Congress hostage with their historically delayed election of Kevin McCarthy for Speaker of the House, the 25-year-old had to reschedule several times as he waited to be sworn in.
FROST: Most of my work has been in organizing and advocacy, and what it came down to was speaking with local organizers, people I protested with, especially during Black Lives Matter, and having folks just mention, “Hey, you should look into running for office.” First thing I said was, “Hell no!” It was not in the cards for me. I didn’t think it would be the right move.
WOLF: Absolutely. I know it’s inspirational to those folks who are doing the work on the ground. I certainly speak for myself when I say we need far more community organizers in Congress than we have. Okay, you invoked Gen Z, so I’m going to go there. I know you’re not the ambassador for the entire generation, but you are the first Gen Z person elected to Congress. That comes with a lot—like I bet most people didn’t know what a “0.5 selfie” was before you got there.
FROST: On the matter of transparency, one example is that during the Speaker’s vote, the way it works is that when the last Congress is adjourned and the next Speaker’s being chosen, there’s this limbo period where there are no House rules and essentially it allows C-SPAN to take control of the cameras in the gallery and zoom in on people. That’s why we’ve seen so much great content during the Speaker’s vote, liketalking with Matt Gaetz. People that you thought would never talk, talk.
WOLF: You mentioned some of the things that make Central Florida great. I would encourage folks who are reading, come and visit us. I know that Florida gets a bad rap, but this community is beautiful. It’s diverse and it has a lot to offer. I wonder if you can just briefly talk about what we’re up against here. We know that the state’s become ground zero for Republican efforts to marginalize and discriminate against people, especially LGBTQ people.
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