Paperboy Prince: Difference between revisions

| gender=[[nonbinary]]<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/paperboytheprince/ Instagram bio], accessed July 9, 2020</ref>

In 2020 they announced they were running for Congress to represent New York's 7th district.<ref name="Meeker">{{Cite web |title=Paperboy Love Prince Wins Petition Challenge and Will Remain on District 7 Ballot |last=Meeker |first=Alec |work=Bushwick Daily |date=April 24, 2020 |access-date=July 9, 2020 |url= https://bushwickdaily.com/bushwick/categories/news/6511-district-7-democrate-primary-challenger-paperboy-love-prince-is-officially-on-the-ballot}}</ref><ref name="BusInsider">{{Cite web |title=NYC rapper Paperboy Prince could become the first nonbinary candidate to win a primary bid for Congress |last1=Abadi |first1=Mark |last2=Teckman-Fullard |first2=Meg |last3=Miller |first3=Adam |work=Business Insider |date=June 23, 2020 |access-date=July 9, 2020 |url= https://www.businessinsider.com/paperboy-prince-congress-nonbinary-candidate-2020-6?op=1}}</ref> Their platform includes Medicare For All, Universal Basic Income of $1000 monthly, and reparations paid to Black families and communities.<ref name="Gontcharova">{{Cite web |title=Paperboy Prince Is The First Truly Gen-Z Candidate |last=Gontcharova |first=Natalie |work=Refinery29 |date=June 22, 2020 |access-date=July 9, 2020 |url= https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/06/9867329/paperboy-prince-nydia-velazquez-new-york-primary-june-23}}</ref>

Paperboy Prince attained 8,278 votes (20.1%), losing the race to opponent Nydia Velazquez who had 79.9% of the vote.<ref name="ballotpedia">{{Cite web |title=Paperboy Prince |author= |work=Ballotpedia |date= |access-date=23 July 2020 |url= https://ballotpedia.org/Paperboy_Prince}}</ref>