Posted on 11/12/2023 11:36:21 AM PST by george76
Jacob Chansley, the "QAnon Shaman" who wore patriotic face paint with animal fur and horns in the United States Capitol riot on Jan. 6, is running for Congress.
Chansley filed paperwork to run as a libertarian in Arizona's 8th Congressional District last week, according to a submission to the secretary of state's office. The seat is presently held by Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), who announced in October she wouldn't be running for reelection. Lesko's term ends in January 2025.
After he was charged with obstructing an official proceeding during the riot, Chansley pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 41 months in prison in November 2021. He was moved to a halfway house in March and was released on May 25.
Following the riot, Chansley's choice of wardrobe became a familiar trope in popular culture and comedic sketches about the Capitol riot.
While Arizona law blocks felons from voting until they have completed their sentence, nothing in the U.S. Constitution prohibits felons from running for or holding federal office.
Chansley is entering a crowded field seeking Lesko's seat. Others seeking her spot include Blake Masters, who lost a 2022 bid for the U.S. Senate, and at least one other candidate who was at the Jan. 6 riot, state Sen. Anthony Kern.
Chansley still maintains his support for former President Donald Trump, as his appearance at the Capitol more than two years ago was in support of Trump's claims that voter fraud cost him the election to President Joe Biden.
Around 1,200 people have been charged with Capitol riot-related federal crimes, and more than 700 of them have been sentenced, with roughly two-thirds receiving terms of imprisonment from three days to 22 years, according to the Justice Department.
What about him being an
“ Insurrectionist “.
If it applies to Trump it has to apply to him
“What about him”
He has a great hat ... so ...
he’d get my vote
If he’s in the phone book, he’ll be better than Schumer and should run for Senate.
Suspicious of this guy.
Then he’ll fit right in
Has this guy ever said that he supports Pres Trump?
If I recall, he seemed to have traveled all over the country during the riots in 2020, a supporter of Pres Trump isn’t walking around like he did without anything happening to him.
And if I also recall, folks that have been identified as ANTIFA were in the Capitol that day and he was taking pictures with them.
Is that odd?
With the new inclusive “Fetterman” dress code in congress, I don’t see how painted and shirtless wearing a horned head-dress would be a detriment to “Getting things done” as congress folks are so fond of saying in their most self-important tones.
I hope he wins. The whole society is going to have to be burnt to the ground and rebuilt.
Miraculous how those pants he wore stayed up.
what’s a phone book
jk lol
OT, but I'm curious. What sentence did the other one-third get? One day? Two days? Fifty years? Why would the author limit it to two-thirds of those sentenced?
He and Ray Epps?
Kari Lake is running for the seat, do you want him potentially siphoning votes from her?
Good on him
Funny, no mention that he is an actor.
Exactly. People don’t wear getups like he was wearing to “support Trump.” People wear setups like that to draw media attention to themselves (Me! Look at me!) and to embarrass the people nearby so others will assume they are just as nutty and distance themselves.
Or, the alternative explanation is he is not bright enough to understand how much damage he was doing to Trump’s PR.
"What sentence did the other one-third get?"
“The other 1/3 were probably the FIB related instigators...”
I’m inclined to LOL at that, but, sadly, that’s a darn good guess.
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