Michael 'Erika Rose' Travis is running to unseat Republican Jim Mooney in Florida's 120th State District.
Drag queens at a Pride event in Florida. Professional drag performer Michael"Erika Rose" Travis is running against a Republican for state office in response to the"wacky" state of politics in Florida.
In response to the campaign against drag in Florida, Travis, who performs professionally under the drag queen persona"Erika Rose," launched a political campaign, seeking to unseat Republican State Rep. Tim Mooney, who has represented Florida's 120th State District, which covers the Keys islands, since 2020.
"I'm running to win," Travis said."I'm running to go out there and sit across the aisle from Rep. Mooney, who has trashed the entire Pride system in his district; to sit across the aisle from Rep. [Spencer] Roach who, when we were in Tallahassee [protesting], went on his littleand is like the 'trans agitators are here.'...
Despite his serious intentions, Travis also conceded that, win or lose, the campaign will help make a statement about the"wacky" state of Florida politics. "Because one, yeah, there's a statement," Travis said."I'm gonna be sitting across the aisle going, 'Hi. Hello. We're equals'—assuming they don't get voted out of office. But either way, we're making a statement. The statement has been made. The system is so wacky that a drag queen is running for office. My mother reminded me of this: that if I win, great, we won. If I don't win the election, you still win.
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