Paperboy Prince

Paperboy Love Prince (born January 8, 1993), also known as Paperboy Prince of the Suburbs,

Early life Prince grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and Bowie, Maryland, one of the suburbs of Washington, D.C. Following that experience, Prince participated in youth government programs and eventually had internships with the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Supreme Court. In college, Prince studied journalism and computer science at the University of Maryland, College Park while also creating art and hosting entertainment events.

Political activities

Paperboy Love Prince has been a candidate for multiple offices. As a perennial candidate, they started in politics by hosting concerts which provided voter registration for attendees. Prince hosts a community center called the Love Gallery on Myrtle Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn. A volunteer-run mutual aid food network is operated here.

In Prince's campaign, their political platform included advocacy for universal basic income, Medicare for all, and spreading love. In preparation for the election, Prince overcame a challenge to their bid to appear on the ballot.

2021 New York City mayoral campaign In December 2020, Prince registered as a candidate for Mayor of New York City in the 2021 Democratic primary. If elected, Prince would have been the youngest mayor in the history of New York City.

Prince's campaign manager was a 13-year-old student Theodore Demel, who believes that homework is unconstitutional. The campaign hosted weekly food distribution events, giving away food donated by churches to whoever happened to show up.

One of the criteria for joining the city's mayoral debates was fundraising a minimal amount of money. Prince was among the candidates who met the criteria to appear on the ballot, but did not meet the criteria to join the debates. Prince's performance outside the debate included singing about affordable housing.

A writer for Harvard Political Review said that Prince's campaign could shift discussion about what sorts of political policies are acceptable to discuss and also shift the perception of the electability of non-white candidates. A writer for The Red Hook Star-Revue said that Prince was a candidate to take seriously. That paper also endorsed Prince for mayor. Trevor Noah of The Daily Show showcased Prince's idea that police should reward people for doing good as an alternative to spotting violations. The City surveyed Prince on their political positions and published their responses.

Prince received 0.4% of the vote and was not elected.

2022 campaigns Following the 2021 election, Prince announced intent to seek candidacy in the 2022 elections for 11 congressional districts and the New York governorship. They again got on the ballot for congress in NY District 7.

2023 New York 34th City Council District campaign In 2023, Prince ran for the New York City's 34th City Council district and was endorsed by Chris Smalls and many other community leaders and artists.

2024 presidential campaign Prince was a candidate for the 2024 Democratic nomination for president, only appearing on the ballot in New Hampshire. They were not Constitutionally eligible to run in 2024 because they would not have reached the age of 35 by January 20, 2025, when the presidential term would have started.

2025 New York City mayoral campaign

Paperboy Prince joined the campaign for mayor following their previous 2021 campaign for mayor. They continued to advocate for health care, abolishing the police, and universal basic income for New Yorkers. Prince crashed the event wearing clown makeup and denounced the process which left them out.

Music By 2015, Paperboy Prince was a rapper and a center of attention among the fans at games of the basketball team Washington Wizards. They got recognition for their effort in organizing a music campaign to raise $20 million to bring DC-native basketball player Kevin Durant to the Wizards.

At the 2016 South by Southwest, Prince spoke to reporters on behalf of street performers on the condition that Prince could talk out loud on microphone, and that they got a hug.

Prince received death threats while performing music as Minister of Fun at an anti-Trump art production by LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner at the Museum of the Moving Image in the days after President Trump's inauguration.

In 2017, musician Azealia Banks established the record label Chaos & Glory Recordings, with Prince as the first artist signed to produce music.

Personal life Prince is non-binary and uses the pronouns they/them/their or the neopronouns god/goddess. They often wear a Game Boy Advance SP or Game Boy Color around their neck.

2021 2021 New York City mayoral Democratic primary election Candidate Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %

289,403 30.7% 289,603 30.8% 290,055 30.8% 291,806 31.2% 295,798 31.7% 317,092 34.6% 354,657 40.5% 404,513 50.4%

184,463 19.6% 184,571 19.6% 184,669 19.6% 186,731 19.9% 191,876 20.5% 223,634 24.4% 266,932 30.5% 397,316 49.6%

201,127 21.4% 201,193 21.4% 201,518 21.4% 206,013 22.0% 209,108 22.4% 239,174 26.1% 254,728 29.1%

115,130 12.2% 115,301 12.2% 115,502 12.3% 118,808 12.6% 121,597 13.0% 135,686 14.8%

51,778 5.5% 51,850 5.5% 51,951 5.5% 53,599 5.7% 56,723 6.1%

26,495 2.8% 26,534 2.8% 26,645 2.8% 30,157 3.2% 30,933 3.3%

25,242 2.7% 25,272 2.7% 25,418 2.7% 26,361 2.8% 27,934 3.0%

23,167 2.5% 23,189 2.5% 23,314 2.5% 24,042 2.6%

7,742 0.8% 7,758 0.8% 7,819 0.8%

7,048 0.7% 7,064 0.8% 7,093 0.8%

3,964 0.4% 4,007 0.4% 4,060 0.4%

2,662 0.3% 2,683 0.3% 2,780 0.3%

2,242 0.2% 2,254 0.2%

Write-ins 1,568 0.2%

Inactive ballots 0 ballots 752 ballots 1,207 ballots 5,314 ballots 8,062 ballots 26,445 ballots 65,714 ballots 140,202 ballots

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