Douglas Hughes, who is somewhat famous because in April 2015 he landed his gyrocopter on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol, has filed to run for U.S. House in Florida’s 23rd district. He is a Democrat and will run against incumbent Debbie Wasserman Schultz. She is not only a member of Congress, but also the chair of the Democratic National Committee. He landed his gyrocopter in order to deliver letters to each member of Congress, saying the current campaign finance system is intolerable. He has been charged with a felony, even though he notified the government of his flight in advance and did no harm. See this story. The story explains that the U.S. Constitution permits felons and ex-felons to run for Congress. In any event, he hasn’t yet been convicted. Thanks to Politico for the link.
He will be on the ballot by paying a very large filing fee; no petition is needed.
I wish he’d shown as much dissent when running for office and ran as a Green instead. He ought to know better than trying to reform the Democratic Party from within, Schultz will just shut him down. Still, I wish him luck.
Can’t find a campaign web site for him. I like disruptors. Would donate if I could find him.
His candidacy will not fly.