Former Qanon Shaman Jacob Chansley, who served two years in prison after Biden’s henchmen prosecuted him for false January 6th crimes, now wants to run for Congress in the state of Arizona.
Here’s more from Yahoo News:
Chansley rose to American infamy as the “QAnon shaman,” becoming the face of the January 6, 2021 seige on the US Capitol, which sent congressional lawmakers scrambling in fear for the exits.
Now he thinks he might like to work in the building he attacked.
Chansley is considering running for a US Congress seat in the 2024 election, representing his home state of Arizona.
He recently filed his initial paperwork with Arizona’s Secretary of State’s Office, indicating that he planned to run as a Libertarian for the state’s 8th congressional District, The Arizona Republic reported.
Republican Rep. Debbie Lesko now holds the seat for the district, which is made up of suburbs surrounding Phoenix. Lesko recently announced she would retire in January instead of seeking reelection in 2024.
So, the race is now on for her seat. Notable candidates thus far include Blake Masters, who failed to cinch a seat in the Senate in 2022, and Abe Hamadeh, who lost his race to be Arizona’s attorney general the same year.
On one hand I say good for him Chansley for wanting to change the system that put him in prison, assuming that’s why he wants to run. On the other hand I don’t think I could ever vote for him because of his past, and I’m not talking about the January 6th stuff. He just seems like a dude who has been prone to the crazies and, while he may not be that way now, he’ll never live it down, especially with Democrats. I don’t think he could win should he run.