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First Gen Z member elected to Congress prepares for new job on Capitol Hill

Sunday, January 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The 118th Congress will see a number of historic "firsts" -- the first woman and LGBTQ representative from Vermont, the first Latina representatives from Oregon and the first member of Generation Z, those born from 1997 to 2012.That 25-year-old, Maxwell Frost, will... Read More.

First Gen Zer elected to Congress details his trouble getting an apartment in DC

Friday, December 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As another Gen Zer, Olivia Rodrigo, famously said, "God, it's brutal out here" -- including for Washington, D.C.'s newest, youngest congressman-elect.Maxwell Frost, 25, the first member of Gen Z elected to Congress, wrote on Twitter on Thursday about his frustrations after he... Read More.

Maxwell Frost projected to become the first member of Gen Z elected to Congress

Wednesday, November 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Come January, 25-year-old Maxwell Frost will be the first member of Gen Z elected to Congress, ABC News projects.Frost will win Florida's 10th Congressional District, a reliably blue seat, defeating Calvin Wimbish. In the Democratic primary in August, Frost defeated Randolph Bracy,... Read More.

Freeform’s ‘The Come Up’ follows six Gen Z art prodigies navigating art, love

Tuesday, September 13 by ABC News

The Come Up, a new docuseries coming to Freeform this week, follows six Gen Z creatives as they navigate art and love.Set in one of New York’s newest, trendiest and possibly tiniest neighborhoods, The Come Up peeks into the lives of... Read More.

Gen Z is bypassing Google for TikTok as a search engine

Thursday, August 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The term "Googling" may be synonymous with "searching" for things online, but for the group known as Gen Z that might be changing.Nearly 40% of Gen Z members (born from 1997 to 2012, according to the Pew Research Center) prefer TikTok... Read More.

Army Gen. Mark Milley was ‘not going rogue’ in secret calls to China, authors of new book claim

Monday, September 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Former President Trump's top military adviser was "not going rogue" when he held secret phone calls with his Chinese counterpart before and after the 2020 election, Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Robert Costa said on "Good Morning America" Monday."He was... Read More.

NASCAR says its ‘Next Gen’ car puts the ‘stock’ back in stock car racing

Wednesday, May 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Gear up, NASCAR fans. The sport's elite division will look a lot different in 2022.NASCAR will unveil the "Next Gen" Cup Series race car in Charlotte, North Carolina Wednesday afternoon. Built from the "ground up," the new car looks sleeker and... Read More.

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