Elections

GOP Extremist Joe Kent Is Back—and Now He Wants to Defund the FBI

MAN IN THE MIRROR

Congressional candidate Joe Kent lost a red district in 2022. He’s running for the same seat this cycle, and advocating for dismantling the FBI.

Roger Sollenberger
Roger Sollenberger 

Senior Political Reporter

A photo illustration of Joe Kent and the FBI seal.
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Reuters
Roger Sollenberger

Roger Sollenberger

Senior Political Reporter

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