Washington DC - Maxwell Alejandro Frost, who is poised to become the first Gen-Z member of Congress, said on Thursday that he wasn't able to get an apartment in Washington DC because of his "really bad" credit.

At 25 years old, Frost is set to take on a prominent role in the US government – but that apparently wasn't enough to get him an apartment in DC, where he will be sworn in just a few weeks from now.

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reportedly experienced similar difficulties when she first got elected to Congress in 2018. Four years later, Frost says things haven't changed.

"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," the Congressman-elect tweeted on Thursday. "This ain’t meant for people who don’t already have money."

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In November, Frost won his election to represent Florida's 10th congressional district in the US House. He ran on a progressive platform calling for an end to gun violence, Medicare For All, criminal justice reform, and bold climate action.

Frost's bid for Congress was entirely grassroots-funded. He spent full days on the campaign trail while driving for Uber to try to make ends meet.

The decision to devote all of his energy to his congressional race meant that he "ran up a lot of debt" during the election cycle.

"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 said.

"As a candidate, you can’t give yourself a stipend or anything till the very end of your campaign. So most of the run, you have no $ coming in unless you work a second job," the thread continued.

"I also recognize that I’m speaking from a point of privilege cause in 2 years time, my credit will be okay because of my new salary that starts next year," Frost acknowledged. "We have to do better for the whole country."