In fact, this entire experience has motivated him to pursue a run for political office. Look out Arizona, the Shaman is ready to serve…
From Raw Story:
The man who became the face of the Jan. 6 riot is ready to rule.
Jacob Chansley, aka "QAnon Shaman," entered the Capitol building back in 2021 clad in fur pelts and horned headdress at the dais where Vice President Mike Pence had moments before been presiding at the certification of the 2020 election.
Now he wants to become a change agent for Arizonans.
He officially filed a statement of interest to run for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District in Congress, according to News 12.
The move comes only months after the 35-year-old was released from a Phoenix halfway house having served about 27 months of his 41 month sentence.
Senior U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth described Chansley as the “very image of the riot” in November 2021 before imposing his sentence as part of a plea deal for obstructing an official proceeding.
“Chansley worked diligently during his period of confinement to take advantage of the opportunities accorded by his plea deal to reduce the time he was required to serve,” Chansley’s attorney Albert Watkins said in a statement at the time.
It's somewhat ironic that the "Shaman" is often labeled as the "face" of the January 6th riot, and in a way, it's quite fitting. He was, after all, a peaceful presence, escorted through the Capitol by police officers. This peaceful behavior was typical of most Trump supporters there, yet they are being pursued as if they were on par with serious terrorists.
