Media Matters reports:
Roger Stone endorsed Nick Ochs, the leader of a Hawaii chapter of “western chauvinist” hate group the Proud Boys, in his campaign for a state representative seat. The Proud Boys, whose members have been linked to acts of street violence, often provide security for Stone.
Ochs is the Republican nominee for Hawaii House of Representatives District 22 following his victory in an uncontested primary election.
He will face Democrat Adrian Tam during the general election on November 3. According to University of Hawaii at Manoa student newspaper Ho’a O’ahu, Ochs was associated with President Donald Trump’s Hawaii campaign before founding a chapter of the Proud Boys, which has become “one [of] Honolulu’s most reviled conservative organizations.”
Trump’s 2016 vice chair for Hawaii, Nick Ochs, posted a Facebook video of himself urinating into a Hawaiian volcano. Many Hawaiians believe the volcanoes are sacred and should be respected. Nick Ochs is a Republican candidate backed by @gophawaii. He is also a Proud Boy. pic.twitter.com/Xb9FLxTbc1
— Resist Programming ? (@RzstProgramming) September 18, 2020
Hawaii Republican candidate Nick Ochs once said that #AltonSterling, a victim of police violence, “was a piece of shit” that “lived about 20 seconds longer than he should have expected to.” pic.twitter.com/7B9aR288ki
— Resist Programming ? (@RzstProgramming) September 18, 2020
Nick Ochs posted a homophobic rant about how “the gays” took things “from us.” This candidate is backed by the @gophawaii. pic.twitter.com/mBzu3pDPFn
— Resist Programming ? (@RzstProgramming) September 20, 2020
Proud Boy Nick Ochs says he is the president of TPUSA in Hawaii. pic.twitter.com/erlngu1Mz4
— Resist Programming ? (@RzstProgramming) September 18, 2020
Big endorsement announcement! Stone stands for Ochs and I stand for Stone!
Click the link below to support the campaign too!https://t.co/4sM3CDrlw3 pic.twitter.com/qRfgY1nTHp
— Candidate Nick Ochs (@OchsForHawaii) September 18, 2020