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FEC Filing – Is ‘Totally-Not-Gay’ Aaron Schock Running For Congress Again?

Is former Congressman/current West Hollywood gadabout Aaron Schock planning on running for Congress again soon?
Aaron Schock (image via Instagram)

Is former Congressman/current West Hollywood gadabout Aaron Schock planning on running for Congress again soon?

Just days ago a Statement of Organization was filed or updated with the Federal Election Commission by Schock for Congress.

The date shown is June 7, 2019 and the form indicates it was signed by Schock himself.

The office sought is listed as Illinois’ 18th Congressional District and the party? Yep, still Republican.

The 38-year-old is also named as the Treasurer, although there’s not much to tend to since the Financial Summary shows 0.00 funds.

In 2015, Schock resigned from office in disgrace for alleged financial misconduct regarding his campaign funds.

Back in March, the Justice Department agreed to drop the corruption case involving false expense claims and inappropriate use of campaign funds. In exchange for paying $110,000 in restitution and taxes, the 24 felony counts against him were dropped.

The agreement did not require him to admit any wrongdoing, and left him without a criminal conviction.

At the time, the Republican told CBS News that he hadn’t shut the door on a possible return to politics at some point in the future.

“At 37-years-old, I don’t think I’ll ever say never,” said Schock. He added that he had “enjoyed being out of politics the last four years.”

Of course, we know he’s enjoyed a lot over the last few years than just “being out of politics.”

(image via Instagram)

The ‘totally-not-gay’ former Congressman has been spotted and photographed hanging, kissing and getting handsy with gay men at Coachella, flirting at WeHo pools and apparently getting busy on dating apps.

Now, nothing wrong with that – unless you spent your time in office opposing LGBTQ rights like voting against the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ or supporting a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.

(images via Facebook/Queerty)

For the record, Schock denies being gay. So, there.

It is difficult to imagine how a run for political office would play out.

The recent stories and photos would definitely come up at some point, and he would have to address those, as well his insistent denials about being gay.

Would a conservative-leaning, Republican district vote for him? Or, in a wider context, who would vote for him? A guy who lied over and over on the issue, and voted against a community that he’s a part of?

Does Schock have a second chapter in politics in mind?

Or, maybe he just re-upped the FEC filing for “old times sake.”

We’ll just have to see.

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News Round-Up: June 3, 2019

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Some news items you might have missed:

• InstaHunk The Griffopotamous (above) is feeling fruity and fabulous this gorgeous Monday.

• The valedictorian for the 2019 Sheboygan Lutheran High School senior class says administrators banned him from speaking at commencement because he mentioned being gay in a draft of the speech.

• A federal grand jury charged a pair of Dallas men with conspiracy to commit hate crimes, kidnapping and carjacking. According to the 15-count indictment, suspects used the gay dating app Grindr to create fake profiles and pose as gay men interested in “dates” to lure gay men to an apartment complex in Dallas in order to commit violent crimes against them.

• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are the first British Royals to ‘proudly’ celebrate Pride Month on social media.

• A Roman Catholic bishop who admitted last year to being “aware of incidents of sexual abuse” in the church but did nothing to stop them, warns Catholics that LGBTQ Pride Month is “harmful for children.”

• A former West Virginia Republican official who called Michelle Obama an “ape in heels” has been sentenced to 10 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to embezzling $18,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), funds that were intended to help flood victims.

• Don’t look now but there are more naked selfies by former Congressman Aaron Schock circulating the inter webs. Whatever you do, don’t click here.

More naked selfies of 'totally-not-gay' Aaron Schock are making their way around the interwebs
This is the most tame photo in the latest raft of Schock selfies

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Guess Who? Folks Are 'Schocked' At Leaked Sexting Video

It would appear the public outing of disgraced former Rep. Aaron Schock is just about complete as we get news that photos that appear to be the buff Republican in the buff have been leaked on the inter-webs.
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It would appear the public outing of disgraced former Republican Rep. Aaron Schock is just about complete as we get news that photos that appear to be the buff Republican in the buff have been leaked on the inter-webs.

Hey, I didn’t shoot the video and send it out….

Blogger kenneth in the 212 shared the news last night and the pics have begun ricocheting around social media.

As I’ve reported many times, I’m not big on outing closeted gays UNLESS they’ve used their privilege to hurt the LGBTQ community.

During his time in Congress, the GOP Congressman repeatedly voted for legislation designed to limit or injure the LGBTQ community like the so-called Defense of Marriage Act. And he voted against the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

All the while, Schock was repeatedly denying he was gay even as he famously showed up at a White House picnic in 2010 wearing white jeans, a pink gingham shirt and a teal belt.

Schock tweeted that he burned the teal belt after the photo went viral.

He also denied being gay to SiriusXM host Michelangelo Signorile at the 2012 Republican National Committee calling questions about his sexuality in regard to his anti-LGBTQ voting record “inappropriate and ridiculous” and not “worthy of a response.”

Now the best way to really solidify your status as a “totally-not-gay” congressman would be to pose shirtless, ‘pecs to the wind’ for Men’s Health Magazine, right?’

In fact, Schock really likes to share shirtless pics from his wide-ranging travels on his Instagram. I’ve got to admit, the young Republican was certainly in shape:

A post shared by Aaron Schock (@aaronschock) on Jan 5, 2019 at 8:22am PST

But all that came crashing down when a reporter dropped by his Washington, D.C. offices which had been lavishly redecorated “in the style of” his favorite TV show, Downton Abbey.

That report kicked off an investigation into inappropriate campaign fund spending, and he found he had to resign from office in 2015.

In March of this year, prosecutors agreed to drop all felony charges against him if he repaid $68,000 to his congressional campaign fund and $42,000 to the IRS.

The 37-year-old has recently been showing up at some pretty gay events in West Hollywood and Coachella, as well as taking in the occasional Elton John concert and snapping selfies with out Grammy Award winner Sam Smith.

A post shared by Aaron Schock (@aaronschock) on Jan 23, 2019 at 6:25pm PST

A post shared by Aaron Schock (@aaronschock) on Jan 23, 2019 at 6:40am PST

The Coachella episode led to photos that appear to be a shirtless Schock getting hot and heavy with a guy at an after-party.

(image via Queerty)

And now, what appears to be a sexting video has been discovered that features a guy who sure looks like the former congressman.

I can’t post the full photos here, but this is a cropped shot from the alleged video. You can see more of the alleged photos at the NSFW post over on kenneth in the 212 here.

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Coachella Gays Who Posed With ‘Totally Not Gay’ Aaron Schock Apologize: “We Didn’t Know Who He Is”

Two of the gays who posed for photos with 'totally not gay' former Congressman Aaron Schockat the Coachella Music Festival last week have posted an apology to the LGBTQ community for not knowing who he is and his impact on the LGBTQ community.
‘Totally not gay’ former Congressman Aaron Schock (second from left) living his
best gay life at Coachella

Two of the gays who posed for photos with ‘totally not gay’ former Congressman Aaron Schock at the Coachella Music Festival last week have posted an apology to the LGBTQ community for not knowing who he is and his impact on the LGBTQ community.

In a post on each of their Instagram accounts, William Rossi and Rob Masi say they had just met Schock on the day of the photo, and had no idea who he is or how horrible he’s been to the LGBTQ community.

“In regards to the picture we took at Coachella, Rob and I have been out since we were 14 and 15, respectively; and living as proud gay men in a loving relationship, who hope to get married one day,” they begin. “We are entirely against Aaron Schock’s values, views, and actions.”

“We had just met Aaron on the day of the photo at Coachella, and before posting it, we were embarrassingly unaware of: who he was, his political views, and the extent of his negative impact on the LGBTQ community which we are proudly a part of,” the couple continued.

The duo say the inclusion of Schock came about out of a desire to be ‘polite’ to a stranger, nothing more.

A post shared by William Rossi (@willrossi3) on Apr 18, 2019 at 3:31pm PDT

“Rob and I wanted to take a photo with our friends at Coachella, to celebrate our last day there,” say the men. “Being polite, we allowed Aaron – who was basically a stranger to us and someone we just met – to include himself in our photo.”

The couple made it clear that “if we had more knowledge of his beliefs and past actions,” they would have never hung with him nor included him in their photo.

“We would not have allowed Aaron to join the photo, nor would we have associated with him if we had more knowledge of his beliefs and past actions,” say the men from San Francisco. “For our own political ignorance, we are deeply sorry.”

They also include a ‘call to action,’ if you will, encouraging Schock to come out.

“We hope Aaron does decide to come out publicly and live the gay life he so freely enjoyed at Coachella, the kind of life so many out and proud LGBTQ individuals have fought for and have made possible for younger gays like to live today,” encouraged the men.

They also say, now that they are aware of his past anti-LGBTQ votes in Congress, that Schock should apologize to the tribe he now seems to want to be a part of.

“And we hope if or when Aaron does decide to come out and own his actions, he apologizes and makes amends with the LGBTQ community, because he certainly owes us one,” they conclude.

Here’s a photo of the two men, sans Schock, at Coachella.

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Podcast: Buttigieg Surges, Schock Shocks Nobody, Gay Cult Movies Get Blu-Ray Treatment, Harry’s Shave Company Gets Trans Inclusive

In this week's podcast: • Mayor Pete Buttigieg continues moving up in the polls among Democratic presidential contenders • 'Totally-not-gay' former congressman Aaron Schock photographed hanging with the gays at Coachella • Three LGBTQ cult classic movies - Jeffrey, Can't Stop The Music and To Wong Foo - get the Blu-Ray treatment in time for Pride with lots of bonus features • And Harry’s shave company goes transgender inclusive with its latest ad spot

In this week’s podcast:

• Mayor Pete Buttigieg continues moving up in the polls among Democratic presidential contenders

• ‘Totally-not-gay’ former congressman Aaron Schock photographed hanging with the gays at Coachella

• Converse offers new Pride sneakers in gay pride rainbow themes and transgender pink/blue/white themes – Click here to check them out

• Three LGBTQ cult classic movies – Jeffrey, Can’t Stop The Music and To Wong Foo – get the Blu-Ray treatment in time for Pride with lots of bonus features

• And Harry’s shave company goes transgender inclusive with its latest ad spot

All that and more in this episode of The Randy Report.

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Quisling Aaron Schock Seen Hanging With The Coachella Gays

Shirtless Aaron Schock was partying with the Coachella gays
Aaron Schock (2nd from left – image via Facebook)

Eagle-eyed folks at Coachella this past weekend spotted ‘totally-not-gay’ former GOP Congressman Aaron Schock hanging out shirtless with a gaggle of gays. Photos were shared in a Facebook post, Schock appeared to be having quite the time at the music festival posing shirtless with a group of men as well as looking a bit parched (or something) standing in a crowded tent (again, shirtless).

And Queerty is reporting that Schock was seen later making out with a guy as his hands were getting busy:

As the pics were shared across social media, several LGBTQ activists expressed their disgust that gay men would be hanging out with the former Republican congressman from Illinois who voted against LGBTQ interests during his time in office. He had a voting record that was very anti-LGBTQ from voting against the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ to supporting an amendment to the Constitution that would ban marriage for gays. All that and more led to a zero rating from the Human Rights Campaign.

Before a financial scandal that promptly led to his resignation in 2015 – you may recall the Downton Abbey-inspired decor of his Washington D.C. office – Schock was making quite the name for himself posing shirtless on the cover of fitness magazines as well as traveling with his own personal photographer. But that all went awry when he was charged with 24 counts that including wire fraud, mail fraud, making false statements, filing false tax returns and more in November of 2016. Just a few weeks ago, prosecutors agreed to drop the charges if he paid $42,000 in back taxes as well as returning $68,000 to his congressional campaign funds. While he never came out during his time in Congress, rumors have followed the 37-year-old for years, including one from out journalist Itay Hod. And former Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts (who came out in 1987) told Business Insider in 2015, “I don’t know if he’s gay or not, but if he is, he’s forfeited any right to privacy because he votes anti-gay. My view is that people who are gay who vote to support the right of other people to do it have a right to privacy, but the right to privacy does not include hypocrisy.” Matthew Rettenmund of Boy Culture wrote about the Coachella photos saying, “It is appalling to see disgraced former Republican Rep. Aaron Schock cavorting at Coachella with members of the smug, white abs club considering his unapologetically anti-gay voting history.” “From the closet, he voted against gay marriage, against rescinding Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and more, and then he left office due to financial irregularities that he seems to have gotten away with,” added Rettenmund. James Duke Mason, who posted the photos to Facebook, penned this caption:

“Normally I wouldn’t comment on something like this, but I am just infuriated by these images of former Republican (and anti-gay) Congressman Aaron Schock partying with a group of gay men at Coachella. The fact that he would think he could show his face in public, particularly when he has NEVER renounced or apologized for his votes against gay marriage, gays in the military and against anti-discrimination laws is astounding. My intention isn’t to out him or target him personally, but simply to point out the hypocrisy. I saw him at a recent gay social event in West Hollywood and shook his hand before I realized who he was; he should really be ashamed of himself. And the gays who associate with him without calling him out should know better. It really is a disgrace.”

Others on Twitter had some opinions as well.

 

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All Charges To Be Dropped Against ‘Totally-Not-Gay’ Former Congressman Aaron Schock

Totally-not-gay, former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock received the best news he’s heard in a long time today.
Former Congressman Aaron Schock (via Instagram)

Totally-not-gay, former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock received the best news he’s heard in a long time today.

The Chicago Tribune reports that, in a surprise move, federal prosecutors announced in court Wednesday that they will drop all charges against the former congressman if Schock pays back the money he owes to his campaign fund and the Internal Revenue Service.

U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly approved the surprise agreement which includes Schock repaying $68,000 to his congressional campaign fund and $42,000 to the IRS in exchange for dropping all felony charges against him.

The agreement also calls for Schock’s campaign committee, Schock for Congress, to plead guilty to a misdemeanor count of failing to properly report expenses.

According to the Tribune, prosecutors decided the deal would be a “fair and just” outcome in light of the fact that Schock had no prior criminal record and had resigned from Congress in 2015.

You may recall Schock’s troubles began in February 2015, when Washington Post reporter Ben Terris made note of a lavish remodel of Schock’s Washington office based on the hit UK series, Downton Abbey, during an office visit.

At the time, the then-33-year-old Republican was also battling persistent rumors of being closeted while his congressional voting record was decidedly anti-LGBT. The Human Rights Campaign gave him a 0% rating. During his time in Congress he voted against the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ the Matthew Shepard Act and more.

In March 2015, super-smart guy Matt Baume did this quick video report on Schock:

Investigations followed which led to a 24-count indictment against the congressman which included filing false reports with federal election officials, wire fraud, mail fraud, making false statements and more.

Among the allegations were that he had billed the federal government and his campaign for driving his personal car 170,000 miles  between January 2010 and July 2014. But when the young lawmaker sold the vehicle there were only 80,000 miles on the odometer.

The Downton Abbey-inspired remodel of his Washington office reportedly cost an estimated $40,000 from his official office budget, which Schock eventually repaid.

Politico reported that he allegedly spent “more than $90,000 in campaign dollars on private air charters, an unusually high sum for a rank-and-file member of the House,” in addition to lavish hotels in San Francisco, Miami, London and Las Vegas.

He also apparently used taxpayer money to fly from Peoria to Chicago in November 2014.

When asked in March of 2015 if he thought he’d broken any regulations or congressional rules, he replied, “Well, I certainly hope not,” adding, “I’m not an attorney.”

His Instagram account caught the attention of the LGBT media for his workout regimen and sartorial choices that seemed to ping folks’ gaydar.

While relieved that his legal tribulations have come to a close, Schock complained in a statement Wednesday that it took so long to resolve the indictments.

“It should not have taken four years, two U.S. attorney offices, three judges and millions of dollars in costs to the taxpayers and myself to come to this conclusion,” said Schock.

“I have stated consistently and constantly that mistakes were made in the handling of my campaign and congressional offices, and I have acknowledged responsibility for that — but mistakes are not crimes.”

For a time, Schock had locked his Instagram account, but appears he’s open to sharing again.

It seems he’s been spending his time taking in concerts by Elton John and Sam Smith, as well as keeping up the work at the gym.

A post shared by Aaron Schock (@aaronschock) on Jan 23, 2019 at 6:25pm PST

A post shared by Aaron Schock (@aaronschock) on Jan 23, 2019 at 6:40am PST

A post shared by Aaron Schock (@aaronschock) on Jan 5, 2019 at 8:22am PST

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Aaron “Totally Not Gay” Schock Indicted On 24 Counts Of Fraud & Theft

Former Congressman Aaron Schock has been indicted on 24 counts of fraud and theft in regard to misuse of his campaign fund and more than $1 million annual office fund.

The 35 year old Republican, who has been rumored to be a closet gay for several years, developed a reputation for flaunting not only his high-end expenditures but his well-known six-pack abs via social media.

And along the way, he attracted the attention of investigators. As such, Schock now has a November 21st court date where he’ll face 24 charges against him including fraud, theft of government funds, false statements and filing false income tax returns.

From Politico:

Schock claimed – and was paid – for “fraudulent claims for mileage reimbursements” totaling $138,663, a phenomenon first uncovered by POLITICO, according to the indictment. He charged the government and his campaign committees for “approximately 150,000 miles more than the vehicles for which he sought reimbursement were actually driven,” the indictment reads, echoing stories from 2015 in POLITICO.

In perhaps the most stunning charge, the Justice Department said Schock invited his constituents to come to Washington for a “fly in” event, and charged them a fee to cover the cost of the events. But, according to the indictment, Schock secretly asked a friend to open a bank account in Florida under the name “Global Travel International,” where Schock deposited the funds. In June 2011, he paid himself nearly $4,500 in excess fees out of the account, and closed it three years later.

Among the other charges:

• Schock charged a limited liability company he started for $11,000 for “services rendered,” and had the money sent to his residence in Illinois, prosecutors say.

• In August 2013, Schock used American Express points to book a vacation to Europe from Washington Dulles Airport. When his connecting flight from Peoria was delayed, he chartered an airplane for more than $8,000, and charged his campaign account for the cost, according to the indictment.

• In 2014, he went to a Chicago Bears game, and improperly charged the government for a private flight, his pilot’s meals and Uber expenses, and charged his campaign for hotel charges and meals, DOJ alleges.

• Schock used his campaign account to buy tickets to pricey events like the World Series and Super Bowl, then pocketed the profits when he sold the tickets to brokers. In 2014, the indictment says, he purchased four Super Bowl tickets for more than $10,000 with funds from a campaign account, and kept the $1,975 in profits from the sale. The next year, he bought four tickets to the Super Bowl with campaign money and sold them for a nearly $8,000 profit, never reimbursing the campaign account. Prosecutors allege that Schock walked away from that transaction with an $18,000 profit.

• Schock falsified expenses to cover a $1,134-per-month car payment, varying the entries to avoid suspicion, prosecutors say. He paid for camera equipment with his own credit card, then charged the government for “multimedia services,” the indictment says.

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Aaron “Totally Not Gay” Schock Returns To Instagram

Ok, so it’s a far cry from the “totally not gay” moment above, but yesterday saw the return of Aaron Schock to social media after an 83 week hiatus.

The 35-year-old former Congressman from Illinois had a fall from grace in March 2013 when he resigned his office after reports of misusing campaign funds for travel expenses, concert tickets, office renovations and a personal photographer on call.

In the aftermath of his resignation, Schock became much less visible to the public which stood in stark contrast to half-naked Instagram pics and fitness magazine covers.

Yesterday, Schock stuck a toe back in the social media waters when he shared this Instagram post:

Rumors swirled for years about Schock’s sexuality thanks to his propensity to show some of that worked out body and a fashion sense that seemed to ping some gaydar occasionally.

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News Round-Up: July 27, 2016

Totally not gay, former Congressman Aaron Schock

Some news stories you may have missed:

• Disgraced former Congressman Aaron “Totally Not Gay” Schock comes out of hiding after grand jury decided not to indict him for misuse of campaign funds.

• Republican presidential candidate threatened to not pay the bill at a Virginia hotel.

• With Gov. Mike Pence now on the GOP presidential ticket, Indiana Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb is now the Republican candidate for governor this fall.

• North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory mocked transgender rights last night at a Trump rally.

• Prosecutors have dropped all charges against the remaining three Baltimore police officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray, meaning no one will be held accountable for the Gray’s death.

• Donald Trump still has no plans to release his tax returns.

• Seth Meyers of Late Night says the “Bernie or Bust” folks should rethink their entrenched opposition to Hillary Clinton: “I couldn’t get Rhianna to go out with me, but I don’t stand in the kitchen and ‘boo’ my wife.”