Jacob Chansley, the Jan. 6 ‘QAnon Shaman,’ Launches 2024 Congressional Bid

The Arizona man said he believes that the government is ‘certainly corrupt on both sides of the aisle.’

Jacob Chansley outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Brent Stirton/Getty Images

Jacob Chansley, the Arizona man who entered the halls of Congress shirtless while wearing patriotic face paint and horned fur headgear on Jan. 6, 2021, has filed paperwork to run for Congress as a Libertarian.

According to the filings, Mr. Chansley is seeking to fill the seat currently held by Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.), who announced in October that she won’t be running for reelection in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District. The congresswoman’s term ends in January 2025.