“There’s no one else like me,” says Paperboy Love Prince about their place in the mayoral race. Prince would be the youngest (they’re 28) and first non-binary mayor of city. Prince also ran for congress last year, seeking to unseat incumbent Nydia Valasquez, who has represented the city’s 7th congressional district since 1992.

While doing this, Prince has also developed a celebrity-like persona and a cult-like following, both of which are centered on a message of relentless positivity. It seems that if Prince did not enter politics last year, they would have become visible elsewhere. Paperboy also raps — their songs are on Spotify, and you can see them dancing on their YouTube channel, always dressed in costume or in an elaborate, often regal, outfit.

Paperboy Prince first appeared in the media in 2015, as the subject of a Washington Post article titled “Meet Paperboy Prince, the flashiest Wizards fan of them all.” The article details Paperboy’s notable and religious attendance of Wizards games. The piece also features some of their songs. Paperboy has popped up every now and then since.