Having pleaded guilty to obstructing an official proceeding and being handed a 41-month jail sentence for his actions in the 6 January breach of Washington DC s Capitol, Chansley may see obstacles in his path to run for Congress.
Capital storming “QAnon Shaman” Jacob Angeli-Chansley is apparently running to represent Arizona in the U.S. Congress. Chansley became the painted face of the Jan. 6 attack on representatives voting to certify President Joe Biden’s 2024 victory over Donald Trump, thanks to ubiquitous photos of the shirtless, pelt-wearing, spear-carrying, 35-year-old MAGA supporter shouting inside the Senate .
Jacob Chansley, who wore a fur hat and face paint as he stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 2021, has filed paperwork to run as a Libertarian candidate in Arizona.
Years after the fur headdress, horns, and face paint from January 6 have been taken off, the Arizona resident filed a statement of interest to run for office