walgreens. it s difficult to overstate how significant role young voters played in boosting the democrats in these midterms, especially younger voters of color. nbc news exit poll found 68% of latino votes under adam voted for a democratic house candidate, even though only 43% of them identify as democrats. just a moment, i ll speak to the first gen z member elected to congress for the democrats, 25-year-old congressman elect maxwell alejandro frost of florida. first, richard louis is here with the headlines. ella. good evening to you. president biden landed in bali, indonesia, for the g20 summit sunday. tomorrow, biden meets with chinese president xi jinping for the first face to face meetings as president. at the g20, world leaders was discuss the number of matters including russia s invasion of
democratic party in these midterms. that percentage is even higher when we look at young voters of color. 89% of young black voters and 60% of latinos in this age group voted for democrats. the gop drills down and it s targeting of lgbtq people, voters of color, of abortion rights. we re seeing clear signs that their messaging, their agenda, is not resonating with the future voting electorate. the first democratic gen z member elected to congress, maxwell elanco frost, he won in florida s tenth congressional district this week, he joins me now. it s also the first african member of the house, and an organizer who s campaigned on issues like gun control, abortion, and voting rights. congressman-elect, thank you for coming on the show. you are the first gen z person elected to congress. this is the generation that s gonna be voting for the next couple of decades and more. are we looking at a loyal, growing voiding will block that leans democratic going forward? people say that your first
frost will be the only voice in congress of a generation that overwhelmingly went democrat thick cycle. voting blue. joining us no you is representative elect maxwell frost of florida, good to see you. congratulations. thank you. congratulations by the way. that massive youth voter turnout shows how much they could mean to democrats, right in, 2024. so a lot of democrats, maybe they re calling you and asking you, do you want to know what is the secret sauce for getting out young voters? it can t just be your younger self. exactly. exactly. i mean it s a few things. first off, it s the messaging and young people are excited about politics that says, you know, you deserve health care. we need to combat the climate crisis. we need to ensure people have the resources they need to live their lives. that s really it. we want people to have resources they need to tap into the opportunity that this country