A California congressional hopeful was forced to apologize for newly resurfaced sleazy Reddit posts \u2014 including ones commenting on women\u2019s buttocks and references to \u201cFresno Freaks.\u201d <\/p>\n
Local progressive union activist Lourin Hubbard, who\u2019s running to unseat Democratic Rep. Jim Costa, had a penchant for ogling at not-safe-for-work photos and lobbing low blows at fellow Reddit posters \u2014 from the same account he\u2019d used to announce his congressional aspirations, according to screenshots obtained by The Post.<\/p>\n
Congressional hopeful Lourin Hubbard has apologized for past raunchy posts on Reddit. lourinforcongress<\/p>\n
\u201cThe posts in question were adult in nature and involved commentary about other consenting adults. While they were made in the past and do not reflect my life today, I understand how some people could view them as objectifying or inappropriate. For that, I sincerely apologize,\u201d Hubbard said in an email to The Post. <\/p>\n
The candidate for California\u2019s 21st congressional district, covering parts of Tulare and Fresno counties, said he\u2019s matured since making the raunchy posts under the user name LoHubb56.<\/p>\n
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\u201cSuch a big a\u2013! Fresno freaks in the house,\u201d Hubbard replied in 2021 to a now-deleted post about a \u201cThick Fresno Wife.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGreat a\u2013! Side note there\u2019s a lot of nurses on Reddit\u2026\u201d he wrote in the NSFW forum Work Gone Wild.<\/p>\n
In other posts, which were made between five and eight years ago before the horny account was deactivated, Hubbard drools over women\u2019s \u201cmommy cleavage\u201d and \u201cPhat a\u2013 white girls.\u201d<\/p>\n
Posts from account LoHubb56 reference women\u2019s a\u2013ses and \u201cFresno freaks.\u201d Reddit<\/p>\n
Hubbard was a regular on the popular Roast Me forum, where individuals ask users to poke fun at them. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou look like you were in Parkland and instead of pulling out his AR-15 that Cruz kid shot you with ugly bullets instead,\u201d he wrote, referencing the 2018 mass shooting that killed 17 students and staff at a high school in Parkland, Fla.<\/p>\n
Another old post used the R-word for intellectually disabled people.<\/p>\n
Hubbard told The Post that a political opponent had \u201cthreatened\u201d him with the old posts and he considered dropping out of the congressional race.<\/p>\n
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California Post News: Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, TikTok<\/a>, X<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, WhatsApp<\/a>, LinkedIn<\/a> \u201cI was only running because I\u2019d felt so hopeless and frustrated with both Trump and the Democrats that I didn\u2019t know what else to do. But being threatened has had the opposite effect,\u201d Hubbard insisted.<\/p>\n California\u2019s 21st congressional district, an agriculture-heavy swath of the San Joaquin Valley, is affected by Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s Prop. 50,<\/a> which triggered a mid-decade redistricting intended to give Democrats an edge in the midterm elections. <\/p>\n The district is considered Democratic-leaning<\/a>, according to Cook Political Report, after Prop. 50 shuffled some conservative pockets out of the district. <\/p>\n Other candidates include Republicans Kyle Kirkland and Lorenzo Rios.<\/p>\n Rep. Jim Costa has represented California in Congress for more than 20 years. REUTERS<\/p>\n Costa, who has served about 21 years in the House of Representatives, pleaded no contest to soliciting a prostitute in 1986 when he was a state assemblyman, Hubbard noted. <\/p>\n Hubbard\u2019s campaign priorities include Medicare for all, affordable child care, education and \u201cbuilding a green economy.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe Valley needs new representation, and a bold commitment to progressive change, if we\u2019re going to secure that future of opportunity and freedom for our children,\u201d Hubbard writes on his campaign website.<\/a> <\/p>\n This is Hubbard\u2019s second run for the House of Representatives, having placed second in a 2022 special election for CA-22 after former Rep. Devin Nunes resigned. <\/p>\n He announced his run for that seat on Reddit<\/a>, declaring that he \u201cdecided to be the change.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t
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