MAGA troll who sparked fury for telling voters not to be ‘weak and gay’ crashes out of primary
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} A Republican candidate for Missouri Secretary of State who used homophobic slurs in her campaign videos lost significantly in her primary race on Tuesday evening, receiving less than 8 percent of the total votes. Valentina Gomez, a 25-year-old woman who sought the Republican nomination, made headlines this year with her eye-catching campaign videos that included burning LGBT+-friendly books for children and teens, attacking people in the LGBT+ community with vulgar language, promoting AR-15s, abolishing voting machines and more. Valentina Gomez stirred controversy online through her campaign videos while pursuing the Republican nomination for Missouri Secretary of State The Missouri Secretary of State position is primarily tasked with overseeing statewide elections.
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Missouri Republican candidate sparks uproar for Instagram video telling voters not to be ‘weak and gay’ as she runs in bulletproof vest
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