‘Lecturn Guy’ From Jan. 6 Riot Running for Public Office in Florida

Jan. 6 'Podium Guy' Running for Office in Florida

The man once photographed grinning with Nancy Pelosi's lectern is now asking voters to hand him an official one. Adam Johnson, dubbed "Podium Guy" or "Lectern Guy" after an image of him carrying the then-House speaker's lectern during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack went viral, has filed to run...

Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who hauled Nancy Pelosi’s lectern around US Capitol launches run for Florida office

A pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who went viral after he was photographed hauling then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's lectern around the ravaged US Capitol building announced he is running for office — on the fifth anniversary of the harrowing rampage.

‘Lecturn Guy’ from Jan. 6 riot running for public office in Florida

MIAMI — During the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the U.S. Capitol, Adam Johnson stood apart from the crowd. He grabbed a lectern that belonged to then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and carried it through the halls. Then the smiling photo of him, lectern in hand, rocketed around the world. Read more...

Florida man who carried Pelosi's lectern on Jan. 6 runs for office

Adam Johnson, the Florida man who became known as 'Podium Guy' after a photo of him posing with Nancy Pelosi's lectern during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot went viral, is running for public office in the Sunshine State.

Jan. 6 'Lectern guy' to run for local office in Florida

The man photographed toting a lectern from the office of former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol is now running for local office in Florida, according to election records. Records show Adam Johnson, a Republican, filed to run for an at-large seat on the Manatee County Commission on [...]