Activist Laura Loomer Wins Florida Primary for US Congressional Seat

Activist Laura Loomer Wins Florida Primary for US Congressional Seat
Laura Loomer holds up a phone at an event in Los Angeles, Calif., on Oct. 20, 2018. Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Politicon
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Political activist and journalist Laura Loomer won the nomination for a seat in the U.S. House in Florida in the Republican primary on Tuesday.

Despite being absent on three of the largest social media platforms on the Internet due to indefinite bans—Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram, as well as Twitter—the 27-year-old rose to victory ahead of five other Republican opponents to win the Republican nomination for Florida’s 21st Congressional District.