Could This Ohio Man Be The Next QAnon Congressman?
A QAnon supporter won an upset victory in a Republican House primary in Ohio on Tuesday, putting him on a path to become the third backer of the conspiracy theory in Congress.
Trump devotee J.R. Majewski, an employee of a nuclear power company, first gained prominence on the right in 2020 by painting a 19,000 square-foot Trump campaign sign on his lawn. He leveraged that attention and a laudatory tweet from Trump to run for Ohio’s 9th congressional district, winning 35 percent of the vote and beating two Republican state representatives in Tuesday’s primary for the right to face Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D).
Majewski’s unorthodox entry into politics goes beyond his massive yard signs. He not only marched in Washington on Jan. 6, but also claimed to have raised $20,000 to bring 30 other Trump supporters to D.C.to protest what he saw as a stolen election. He has frequently signaled his support for the QAnon conspiracy theory, wearing its merchandise and building a close alliance with a leading Q promoter.