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An online troll who wants to run for U.S. House was disqualified from being on the primary ballot.
She used a PO Box as her address and it led to her being no longer allowed to vote.
She also got into a confrontation with Rep. John Carter (R-TX).
Valentina Gomez, who has described herself to her more than 400,000 followers online as a Colombian immigrant and a MAGA conservative, made the assertions in a video posted Wednesday to Instagram. In it, she says the Republican Party of Texas is “so corrupt” that it banned her from party functions after she “expos[ed] the horrible health condition of 84-year-old Congressman John Carter,” the longtime incumbent in Texas’ 31st Congressional District. She also claims she is “under investigation by multiple federal agencies” and alleges that officials “used their power to remove me from the voting rolls,” adding that “they made it illegal for me to cast my vote.”
The video quickly veers from grievance to exhortation. Gomez urges supporters to “send your mailing ballot to Texas,” describes her campaign as “David versus Goliath,” and asks viewers to “vote me to Congress.” It closes with a pledge to “make Texas the worst place for terrorist Muslims, illegals, and corrupt politicians to live in,” followed by a religious sign-off.
She is trying to be the Latina Laura Loomer.
She is notorious for trying to burn the Qaran.
She beheaded dummies as her attempt to decapitate progressives.
Gomez tried to run for Attorney General in Missouri but got defeated easily.
She is now trying to run for Congress to join Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) in demonizing Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Lateefah Simon (D-CA) and Andre Carson (D-IN).
Local Republicans describe a narrower dispute. The Williamson County Sun reported last week that Gomez was barred from county party events following an altercation at a GOP gathering. Party officials told the paper the restriction stemmed from conduct at the event, not from policy disagreements. The report described a confrontation involving Carter, 84, who has represented the district since 2003.
The Williamson County GOP has barred CD 31 candidate Valentina Gomez from attending any events or meetings after an altercation at the party’s gala on Saturday https://t.co/1ScpnY3BzU pic.twitter.com/I7ox2d6Oec
— Brandon Waltens (@bwaltens) January 28, 2026
“Unfortunately, an opportunistic candidate for Congressional District 31 chose to turn this joyous occasion into a campaign gimmick for social media clout,” the Williamson County Republican chair, Michelle Evans, said in a January 27 statement. “The type of self-serving behavior displayed Saturday is unacceptable in this context, and this candidate has been informed that she is no longer permitted to attend our private events or meetings.”
Gomez has offered no evidence to support her claims that she was removed from the voter rolls or placed under federal investigation. Texas election law sets out specific, documented procedures for any change in a voter’s registration status, and election officials have not confirmed any action affecting her eligibility.
The episode follows a familiar pattern. Gomez previously ran as a Republican for Missouri secretary of state in 2024 and lost badly, finishing near the bottom of a crowded primary. That campaign drew national attention for antigay slurs, attacks on transgender people, and inflammatory stunts. LGBTQ+ advocacy group GLAAD has repeatedly documented her posts and videos, saying she used slurs and trafficked in dehumanizing rhetoric that fueled harassment and threats against queer people.
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