'QAnon Shaman' wants to run for Congress? The Jan. 6 felon can't even vote in Arizona.

Two carpet baggers, a fake elector, an ex-congressman who asked female staffers to carry his baby and Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma.

Could the race to replace Democratic Rep. Debbie Lesko get any wackier?

Yes, as it turns out. Why, yes, it could.

Add now the painted, bare-chested, behorned face of the U.S. Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021.

That’s right, America’s QAnon Shaman – Arizona’s own Jacob Chansley or Jake Angeli or whatever he’s calling himself these days – is evidently preparing to toss his horns into the race for Congressional District 8.

From shaman to politician for sale

Although he previously called himself the QAnon Shaman, Chansley has since disavowed the QAnon movement.

When we last left him in May, he was released from federal custody and hawking merch to cash in on his celebrity. The Viking look had been replaced with a flag-themed bandana and tie. His heavily tattooed bare chest was covered with a bright white sports coat as he waxed on about his prison experience, sounding suspiciously like a late-night infomercial.

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Or a politician.

Now, he’s aiming for federal office.

QAnon Shaman can't vote, but he can run

Last week, Chansley/Angeli/The Shaman filed a statement of interest to run for Congress for Arizona's 8th District, as a Libertarian.

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He is one of a legion of hopefuls, headlined by defeated 2022 candidates Blake Masters and Abe Hamadeh (the carpetbaggers), state Rep. Anthony Kern (the fake elector), former U.S. Rep. Trent Franks (the creepy ex-congressman) and state House Speaker Ben Toma, (who really needs a moniker of his own).

Arizona lawmaker obstructs justice: A 5-year-old child is raped. Mormon church stays silent. Then comes the truly shocking part.

I don’t give Chansley much of a shot of winning, given that this northwest Valley district is heavily Republican and he can’t even vote for himself.

Chansley pleaded guilty to obstruction of an official proceeding, a federal felony, and served a portion of a 41-month prison sentence before being released to a halfway house in March.

As a felon, he’s ineligible to vote. But not to serve in Congress.

Explains a lot, doesn’t it?

Reach Laurie Roberts at laurie.roberts@arizonarepublic.com, where this column first published. Follow her on X, formerly Twitter, at @LaurieRoberts or on Threads at @laurierobertsaz

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