Maxwell Frost, newly elected to Florida’s 10th Congressional District, is having trouble securing an apartment — over bad credit.
The congressman-elect, 25, got ahead of the news by taking to Twitter last week to reveal his predicament.
“Just applied to an apartment in DC where I told the guy that my credit was really bad. He said I’d be fine. Got denied, lost the apartment, and the application fee,” Frost tweeted on Thursday. “This ain’t meant for people who don’t already have money.”
The plot twist?
Frost, the first-elected Generation Z Congress member, admitted that his bad credit stems from the pricey 2022 democratic campaign he ran.
“For those asking, I have bad credit cause I ran up a lot of debt running for Congress for a year and a half. Didn’t make enough money from Uber itself to pay for my living,” he continued.
“It isn’t magic that we won our very difficult race. For that primary, I quit my full time job cause I knew that to win at 25 yrs old, I’d need to be a full time candidate. 7 days a week, 10-12 hours a day. It’s not sustainable or right but it’s what we had to do.”
Frost, who will represent the Orlando area, noted that at one point he was even homeless for a month because he was priced out of his home and could not afford rent.
But it looks like come January, he will be paid handsomely for his new job — $174,000 annually, to be exact.
Until then, he’s received support from several corners. Celebrity chef and restaurateur José Andrés extended a “Welcome to DC!” in reply to his initial tweet, offering, “Sir if you need a place to stay, please DM me and we will make it happen tomorrow.” (“Thank you so much, Chef!!” Frost responded.)
And People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) suggested they could make room, at least temporarily, at their District location: “We want to help—be our guest! PETA offers you a place…