2016 Postmortem
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(29,853 posts)Gyrocopter pilot who landed at Capitol hopes to return as a Congressman
The Florida postal worker who landed a gyrocopter at the U.S. Capitol on April 15 to protest campaign finance laws is planning to run for Congress, his attorney said in a court filing Wednesday.
Douglas Hughes, 62, of Ruskin, Fla., is asking a court for permission to travel to campaign on curbing the influence of money in politics, a job that would include meeting voters, making speeches and soliciting endorsements, his lawyer said. Hughess bid might also test whether felons can run for Congress in Florida.
Hughes faces sentencing April 13 after pleading guilty to one felony count of flying without a license aboard his low-power gyrocopter from Gettysburg, Pa., to the District.
On Wednesday, Hughes asked U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the District to modify his pre-sentence confinement to lift a ban on travel outside Hillsborough County, where he lives, and allow him to travel throughout Florida.
more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/gyrocopter-pilot-who-landed-at-capitol-hopes-to-return--as-a-congressman/2015/12/16/e222fc7c-a432-11e5-ad3f-991ce3374e23_story.html