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Former Postal Employee Involved In Gyrocopter Stunt Makes Congressional Bid

Will Oppose Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Chair Of The DNC

Douglas Hughes, who famously flew a gyrocopter from Pennsylvania to Washington, D.C. and landed on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol, has decided he will try to return to the capitol building by more conventional means.

He's running for Congress.

And the 62-year-old is not running for an easy seat. He'd decided to challenge Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), who also happens to be chair of the Democratic National Committee.

For someone who pulled a stunt to protest the amount of money in politics, such a move seems fitting.

The district runs from Weston, FL to Miami. Hughes said he plans a "strong ground game" and would "not engage in aerial civil disobedience" during his run, according to The Washington Post.

Hughes pleaded guilty in November to a felony charge of flying without a license. He called the flight a peaceful act of civil disobedience, and some in Washington are probably still wondering how he managed to fly through some of the most restricting airspace in the country and land unchallenged on the lawn of the Capitol.

Hughes said he was deliberately targeting Wasserman Schultz because she is "the poster child of establishment politics on the Democratic side."

Meanwhile, the Post reports that Hughes is scheduled to be sentenced on April 13th, and prosecutors say they are seeking a 10-month prison term.

Under the terms of his plea agreement, he needs the permission of the court to travel around Florida to campaign, and would have to travel to Tallahassee to personally deliver the required election forms.

(Image from file)

FMI: http://dos.myflorida.com/elections/laws-rules/rules/

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