Professional musician Chris Fronzak, the frontman for American metalcore band Attila, has announced on social media that he is seeking the presidential nomination of the Libertarian Party for the 2024 election cycle.
“I am excited to announce that I will be running for the 2024 President of the United States Of America on behalf of the Libertarian party,” Fronzak stated in a post on the social media website X early last week. Accompanying his initial announcement was a 60-second video providing additional context, which has since garnered over 1.3 million views, as reported by X analytics.
“Today is the biggest day of my life. My name is Chris Fronzak, and I am running for President of the United States of America,” Fronzak immediately opens. “I am not a politician, but let’s face it, the world has never been helped by politicians. The government is corrupt; we don’t need any more politicians running the show.”
“We need real people, real critical thinkers,” Fronzak continues. “We need a candidate that represents the American population.”
In a subsequent video released several days after his initial announcement, Fronzak expanded on his reasons for running as a Libertarian. He expressed that the two-party system fails to represent “most people” and that the government gets in the way of people “chasing their dreams and building their own empire.” He also noted that he’s not an anarchist and that his campaign is “not a purity test.”
Fronzak has been involved in the music industry since 2005 when he co-founded Attila with its original band members during his time as a student. Attila has gone on to release nine studio albums and has been associated with several spin-off projects. Beyond his music career, Fronzak also manages the Stay Sick record label and its associated clothing line.
Presently, Fronzak falls short of the minimum age required to assume the presidency; however, he will meet the eligibility requirement by turning 35 in time for November 2024. Moreover, despite announcing his candidacy on September 4, it’s worth noting that as of September 11, the required FEC filing paperwork has yet to appear in its online system.
However, he has proceeded with the launch of a clothing line on his official website to support his candidacy called the “Election Collection,” featuring items such as a “Make America Mosh Again” hat and a shirt displaying a graphic of a hanging clansman with the text “Racist Lives Don’t Matter.” Additionally, he has been actively urging his supporters to endorse his candidacy in what few individually-run straw polls for Libertarian hopefuls currently exist online.
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