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Paperboy Love Prince
Born	David Porter Jr. 1992 or 1993 (age 31–32)
Other names	Paperboy the Prince, Paperboy Prince of the Suburbs
Occupations	Artist politician

Paperboy Love Prince is an American artist, community activist, and politician who resides in Brooklyn.

Early life

Prince grew up in Washington, D.C. One of their grandfathers was a pentecostal bishop, and both of their parents are devoutly religious. As a child, they worked as a paperboy delivering The Wall Street Journal.

When Prince was 12, their mother won a contest which permitted her to bring them to have lunch with congress representatives. 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 while also creating art and hosting entertainment events.

Political activities

Paperboy Love Prince started in politics by hosting concerts which provided voter registration for attendees. While hosting these events Prince was also participating in protest events and seeking to contact their elected representatives. Upon seeing how elected officials sometimes win by small margins, they became more intent on encouraging communities to vote as a way of advocating for themselves. Prince claimed that voter turnout for their party in their district has recently been as low as 4%, and that a slightly higher turnout could lead to major changes.

Poverty reduction is a key goal of Prince's political planning. Prince supports the police abolition movement.

Prince hosts a community center called the Love Gallery on Myrtle Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn. In addition to being a place for community meetings, the Love Gallery is also a vintage clothing store, a food distribution center, and their political campaign headquarters.

Campaign for New York's 7th Congressional District

In 2020 Prince was a candidate in the primary for New York's 7th congressional district competing against incumbent Nydia Velázquez. Prince received 20% of the vote to their opponent's 80%.

In Prince's campaign their political platform included advocacy for universal basic income, Medicare for all, and spreading love.

Some media portrayed Prince's campaign as a longshot. Even while doing so, commentators remarked that if elected Prince would be setting various precedents including being the first nonbinary congressperson.

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 in the 2021 New York City mayoral election. If elected, Prince would be the youngest mayor in the history of New York City.

Prince's campaign manager is 13-year old student Theo Demel, who believes that homework is unconstitutional. The campaign's goal is to raise $2 million. Part of the fundraising strategy includes busking outside the Myrtle Avenue station in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The campaign's major policy points include fighting poverty and providing more housing for New York City residents. The campaign hosted weekly free food giveaway events, giving away food donated by churches to whomever happened to show up.

In May 2021, Prince challenged their electoral competitor Andrew Yang in both a basketball game and rap battle at Tompkins Square Park.

One of the criteria for joining the city's mayoral debates is 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. While Prince was not inside the building to participate in mayoral debates, he was with the crowd outside, rallying attendees from a bus known as the "Love Tank". 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 minority 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.

Music

By 2015 Paperboy the Prince was recognized as a center of attention and rapper among the fans at games of the basketball team Washington Wizards. Prince 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 on behalf of street performers to reporters on the condition that Prince talk out loud on microphone and that they got a hug.

Prince received death threats while performing music as Minister of Fun at a Museum of the Moving Image art production of LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner.

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

Personal life

Prince is non-binary and prefers the pronouns God/Goddess, Paperboy Prince, and they/them.

They dress as “royalty” to draw attention to how politicians can hold power for longer than kings or queens. In an interview with fashion magazine V Prince explained how freedom in fashion encourages freedom in thinking and welcoming of diversity. They often wear a Game Boy Advance SP or Game Boy Color around their neck.

Prince's role models include Martin Luther King Jr. and Andrew Yang.

Electoral history

References

1. ^ Krasner, Bob (February 24, 2021). "Paperboy Love Prince aims to be youngest elected mayor in New York City". AM New York Metro. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
2. ^ Divenuta, Lisa (February 13, 2017). "I Found Love, Togetherness, and Milk-Chugging Nazis at LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner's Livestream". www.vice.com. Vice Media.
3. ^ Iscoe, Adam (February 15, 2021). "Paperboy Prince's Platform: Cancel Rent, Abolish the Police, Legalize Psychedelics". The New Yorker.
4. ^ Brown, D'Shonda (October 30, 2020). "Paperboy Prince's Radical Love Is the Hopeful Future of Congress". Highsnobiety.
5. ^ Lach, Eric (June 20, 2021). "Why Do So Many New York Politicians Want Paperboy Prince to Hit Them in the Face with a Pie?". The New Yorker. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
6. ^ Roberts, Nigel (June 22, 2020). "Paperboy Prince is running for Congress in NY's 7th Congressional district". BK Reader.
7. ^ Gontcharova, Natalie (June 22, 2020). "Paperboy Prince Is The First Truly Gen-Z Candidate". Refinery29.
8. Hogan, Gwynne (June 11, 2021). "Policy Cheat Sheet: Where The Democratic Mayoral Candidates Stand". Gothamist.
9. ^ Lach, Eric (June 20, 2021). "Why Do So Many New York Politicians Want Paperboy Prince to Hit Them in the Face with a Pie?". The New Yorker.
10. McDonough, Annie; Coltin, Jeff; Lewis, Rebecca C. (August 5, 2020). "New York's 2020 congressional primary election results". City & State.
11. ^ Abadi, Mark; Teckman-Fullard, Meg; Miller, Adam (June 23, 2020). "NYC rapper Paperboy Prince could become the first nonbinary candidate to win a primary bid for Congress". Business Insider.
12. Meeker, Alec (April 24, 2020). "Paperboy Love Prince Wins Petition Challenge and Will Remain on District 7 Ballot". Bushwick Daily.
13. Quinn, Anna (December 8, 2020). "Brooklyn Rapper Paperboy Prince Enters Race For NYC Mayor". Bed-Stuy, NY Patch.
14. News12 Staff (April 13, 2021). "Brooklyn's Paperboy Love Prince hopes to tackle poverty and housing as mayor of NYC". Brooklyn News12. Retrieved April 20, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
15. Stuart, Tessa (May 28, 2021). "The Prince of Bushwick Wants to Be Mayor of New York". Rolling Stone.
16. Weigel, David. "Analysis - The Trailer: 'A Visceral Reaction': How New York's mayoral race became about crime". Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021.
17. ^ Choi, Ann (May 9, 2021). "Meet Your Mayor Supersized: Now Featuring More Candidates". THE CITY.
18. Kim, Elizabeth (June 10, 2021). "A Recap Of The Best NYC Mayoral Debate So Far". Gothamist.
19. Kim, Elizabeth; Hogan, Gwynee (June 3, 2021). "NYC's Second Mayoral Debate Brings A Lively Pre-Show To The Streets, Followed By Sharp Attacks On Stage". Gothamist.
20. Gay, Mara (June 16, 2021). "Opinion - In New York City, Democracy Is a One-Party Affair". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021.
21. Obasi, Chinyere (June 18, 2021). "The 2021 New York City Mayoral Primary". Harvard Political Review.
22. Thomas, Roderick (June 9, 2021). "Paperboy is a candidate to be taken seriously". Red Hook Star-Revue.
23. Fiala, George (May 5, 2021). "Star-Revue Endorsements: Garcia and Prince for Mayor". Red Hook Star-Revue.
24. Noah, Trevor (May 12, 2021). "Who's Running in the NYC Mayoral Race?". youtube.com. The Daily Show.
25. Yates, Clinton (May 15, 2015). "Meet Paperboy Prince, the flashiest Wizards fan of them all". The Washington Post.
26. Mehic, Ben (June 2, 2016). "Washington Wizards Fan, Artist Paperboy Prince Hopes To Raise $20 Million For Kevin Durant To Come Home". Wiz of Awes.
27. Needham, Alex; Chen, Lizzie (March 20, 2016). "SXSW: 'It's pretty much the same mess it was last year'". The Guardian.
28. Chandler, D.L. (October 17, 2017). "Azealia Banks Signs DMV Rapper Paperboy The Prince". Hip-Hop Wired.
29. Myers, Owen (October 7, 2020). "The Thought Leaders Issue: Paperboy Prince". V Magazine.
30. "June 23 2020 Primary Election Results" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

Further consideration

• Max, Ben (February 8, 2021). "Decision NYC: 2021 Mayoral Candidate Paperboy Love Prince Interview" (video). YouTube. Manhattan Neighborhood Network.
• Spectrum News (June 11, 2021). "Mayoral candidate Paperboy Love Prince calls for politics of love". NY1.

External links

• Official website

• People from Bushwick, Brooklyn
• Self-proclaimed monarchy
• 21st-century American politicians
• American performance artists
• Non-binary artists
• 1990s births
• Living people