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Maxwell Frost taken to court over credit card debt
A spokesperson, however, said the Florida congressman has already paid what's owed.
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) listens during a House Oversight Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs hearing on June 6, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images
U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost wasn’t shy about how he had to take on debt to run for office in 2022. Now, some of that debt has caused him to end up in court.
On Aug. 18, Bank of America filed a lawsuit against the Orlando Democrat in Orange County, alleging he failed to make regular payments on $4,000 in debt and demanding repayment in full, court records show.
Now, according to a Frost spokesperson, the issue has already been resolved.
Frost, elected last year as the first Gen-Z member of Congress, has spoken publicly about the debt he racked up after quitting his job with March for Our Lives to run for office.
It led to difficulties in securing an apartment in Washington, D.C., due to his bad credit. He was unable to pay his bills with just income from his Uber driving alone, he wrote in an X post.
Republicans have attacked him for this since he got elected, which has led Frost to discuss his experiences during Congressional debate about topics that affect the national debt.
As a member of Congress, he now makes $174,000 a year, or $14,500 a month.`
When asked this week about the lawsuit against Frost, spokesperson Samantha Ramirez told City & State that the congressman has always been honest about the debt he has acquired.
“This is a sad reality that keeps too many working people from seeking public office. In this particular case, Rep. Frost has already paid the balance of his debt and the associated legal fees, and the matter has been resolved,” she wrote in an email.
Court records do not yet reflect that the matter is resolved, and Frost is scheduled to make a virtual pretrial appearance on Oct. 11, court dockets show.
The debt was not disclosed during Frost’s first congressional financial disclosure report, filed in May 2023. Ramirez, however, said this was an error and will be amended.
Contact Tristan Wood at twood@cityandstatefl.com and follow him on Twitter: @TristanDWood.
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