US EditionJan. 6 ‘Lectern guy’ to run for local office in Florida
Adam Johnson filed for Manatee County Commission District 6 on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot anniversary, challenging a 61.5% vote-winning incumbent after his 2025 pardon.
- Adam Johnson, known as the 'Podium Guy,' filed to run as a Republican for Manatee County Commission District 6.
- Adam Johnson's campaign emphasizes fighting for affordability, sustainable infrastructure, and reducing traffic to benefit working families while presenting him as a Conservative and 'MAGA' candidate.
- Court documents note Johnson pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 75 days in prison and a $5,000 fine, completing his sentence before President Donald Trump pardoned him on Jan. 20, 2025.
- Challenging incumbent Jason Bearden, Johnson faces a tough race as Bearden won 61.5% of the primary in 2022, and Johnson's campaign uses the lectern image, potentially nationalizing the race.
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J6 ‘Lectern Guy’ Announces Bid For Political Office
Adam Johnson, who went viral on J6 after being photographed carrying then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern, announced he’s running for political office. Johnson, 41, is running for an at-large commissioner seat in Manatee County, Florida. “Manatee County deserves conservative leadership that delivers results, not excuses. Adam Johnson is running to bring MAGA principles to county government and root out the corruption that’s been costing you…
The Independent
Upstract‘Lectern Guy’ of Jan 6 infamy running for office on MAGA platform in Florida
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Rioter convicted for carrying Pelosi’s podium seeks Florida county office
A Florida man who grabbed then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's podium and posed for photographs with it during the U.S. Capitol riot is running for county office.Adam Johnson filed to run as a Republican for an at-large seat on the Manatee County Commission on Tuesday. That was the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot, where he was photographed smiling and waving as he carried Pelosi's podium after the pro-Trump mob's attack on Jan. 6, 2021. Johnso…
Associated Press News
Man convicted for carrying Pelosi's podium during US Capitol riot seeks Florida county office
A man who is known for grabbing Nancy Pelosi's podium during the U.S. Capitol riot is running for a county office in Florida.
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