We legitimately thought this piece of news was a Jimmy Kimmel hoax because it’s so absurd it can’t be real life, but we’ve been waiting all day and so far no one has debunked the story.
A two-time GOP candidate (he lost both times) born into this world as “Scott Fistler,” has apparently changed his name and his party. He’s now a Democrat named Cesar Chavez, running for a seat in Arizona’s majority Latino 7th Congressional district.
So to recap, this is Scott Fistler:
This is Mexican-American labor rights icon Cesar Chavez:
And now they’re basically the same person. Because that’s how it works, obvi. That’s why Mitt Romney won the Latino vote when <a ” href=”https://remezcla.com//2012/latin/mitt-romneys-tan-evolution/” target=”_blank”>he decided to spray tan himself the color of a Werther’s Original before going on Univision. OH WAIT.
The best part of this story is the reason Fistler listed in his petition for a legal name change: MANY HARDSHIPS. Essentially, he told a state superior court that he needs to be named Cesar Chavez because of #whitepplproblems.
At least Ruben Gallegos, the candidate who is leading in the polls for AZ’s 7th Congressional district, is taking this all in stride. Buzzfeed quotes him as joking: “I don’t think this is going to ultimately be successful and if it is I’m going to change my name to Selena.”