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Aaron Schock Celebrates Pride Month With New Congressional Campaign

After his stance on LGBTQ rights, can he count on your vote?

It looks like Aaron Schock has been productive between his Barry's Bootcamp classes.

The former Republican congressman has filed papers with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), fueling speculation that he's going to make a run for the U.S. House Representatives.

According to the FEC filing from June 7, Schock will be running as a Republican in District 18 in the state of Illinois.

But, honey, but what about the rooftop pools of WeHo?!

Many thought Schock's political career was over in 2016 after a federal grand jury indicted the former congressman on more than 24 charges, including fraud; filing false income tax returns; and using campaign funds for cars, decorating, and other luxuries.

But earlier this year, all charges against him were dropped in exchange for him paying back the money to the IRS.

“The ex-congressman got off by a mixture of prosecutorial sloppiness, ambiguously worded corruption statutes, and an unwillingness by the U.S. attorney in Chicago to defend the actions of Schock’s initial prosecutors on appeal,” reported The Daily Beast’s Scott Bixby. “Schock’s attorneys hounded prosecutors and federal investigators for alleged misconduct throughout the case’s four-year history, from asking misleading questions during grand jury testimony to what they called ’distasteful and offensive’ inquiries into the ex-congressman’s sex life.”

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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29: Aaron Shock attends an after party at Poste at the Hotel Monaco after the Kevin Spacey Foundation Benefit Concert at Sidney Harmon Hall on September 29, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kris Connor/WireImage)

Schock has never confirmed or denied his sexuality, but some, like former Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), felt that if Schock is gay, he should be exposed because of his history of voting against equal rights for LGBTQ people.

“When you are in public office and you vote opposite to the way you live your life, no I don’t think you have privacy,” Frank told ABC News. “Anyone who is gay and votes in an anti-gay fashion has, it seems to me, lost their right to privacy, because it’s been converted to a right to hypocrisy.”

“He literally goes to Barry’s in Venice and WeHo every day,” said a person friendly with Schock. “I think he’s just living his life.”

The disgraced former congressman crept back into the headlines earlier this year when he was spotted partying with some shirtless dudes at Coachella. He was later seen hitting up a guy at a rooftop pool in L.A.—oh, and we almost forgot to mention his alleged nudes.

After Schock's stance on LGBTQ rights, can he count on your vote?

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