Paperboy Prince

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Paperboy Love Prince
File:Paperboy Love Prince with flowers.jpg
Prince in 2021
Born (1993-01-08) January 8, 1993 (age 33)
Other namesPaperboy the Prince, Paperboy Prince of the Suburbs
EducationUniversity of Maryland, College Park (BA)
Occupations
  • Artist
  • politician
Political partyDemocratic

Paperboy Love Prince (born January 8, 1993),[1][2] also known as Paperboy Prince of the Suburbs,[3] is an American perennial candidate, rapper, and activist known for their eccentric personality and unconventional campaigns. Prince has run for several public offices, including Mayor of New York City, the U.S. House of Representatives, and President of the United States.[3][4][5]

Early life

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Prince grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and Bowie, Maryland, one of the suburbs of Washington, D.C.[6] One of their grandfathers was a Pentecostal bishop, and both of their parents are devoutly religious.[7] As a child he worked as a paperboy, hence the rapper's pseudonym, delivering The Wall Street Journal.[8][9]

When Prince was 12, their mother won a contest that permitted her to bring them to have lunch with congressional representatives.[10] Following that experience, Prince participated in youth government programs and eventually had internships with the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Supreme Court. In college, Prince studied journalism and computer science at the University of Maryland, College Park while also creating art and hosting entertainment events.[10][11]

Political activities

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Paperboy Prince for the 2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary

Paperboy Love Prince started in politics by hosting concerts which provided voter registration for attendees.[10] Prince supports the redirection of police funding to other programs.[12] Prince hosts a community center called the Love Gallery on Myrtle Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn.[7] A volunteer-run mutual aid food network is operated here.[5]

Campaign for New York's 7th congressional district

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In 2020, Prince was a candidate in the primary for New York's 7th congressional district competing against incumbent Nydia Velázquez.[10] Prince received 20% of the vote to their opponent's 80%.[13]

In Prince's campaign their political platform included advocacy for universal basic income, Medicare for all, and spreading love.[9] Some media[which?] portrayed Prince's campaign as a longshot.[14] In preparation for the election, Prince overcame a challenge to their bid to appear on the ballot.[15]

2021 New York City mayoral campaign

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In December 2020, Prince registered as a candidate for Mayor of New York City in the 2021 Democratic primary.[16] If elected, Prince would have been the youngest mayor in the history of New York City.[1]

Prince's campaign manager was a 13-year-old student Theodore Demel, who believes that homework is unconstitutional.[1] The campaign's goal was to raise $2 million. Part of the fundraising strategy included busking outside the Myrtle Avenue station in Bushwick, Brooklyn.[4] The campaign's major policy points included fighting poverty and providing more housing for New York City residents.[17] The campaign hosted weekly food distribution events, giving away food donated by churches to whoever happened to show up.[7]

In May 2021, Prince challenged their electoral competitor Andrew Yang in both a basketball game and rap battle at Tompkins Square Park.[18][19][20]

One of the criteria for joining the city's mayoral debates was fundraising a minimal amount of money.[21] Prince was among the candidates who met the criteria to appear on the ballot, but did not meet the criteria to join the debates.[21] While Prince was not inside the building to participate in mayoral debates, they were outside the venue on a bus known as the "Love Tank".[22][23] Prince's performance outside the debate included singing about affordable housing.[24]

A writer for Harvard Political Review said that Prince's campaign could shift discussion about what sorts of political policies are acceptable to discuss and also shift the perception of the electability of non-white candidates.[25] A writer for The Red Hook Star-Revue said that Prince was a candidate to take seriously.[26] That paper also endorsed Prince for mayor.[27] Trevor Noah of The Daily Show showcased Prince's idea that police should reward people for doing good as an alternative to spotting violations.[28] The City surveyed Prince on their political positions and published their responses.[29]

Prince received 0.4% of the vote and was not elected.[30]

2022 campaigns

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Following the 2021 election, Prince announced intent to seek candidacy in the 2022 elections for 11 congressional districts and the New York governorship.[31] They again got on the ballot for congress in NY District 7.

2024 presidential campaign

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Prince was a candidate for the 2024 Democratic nomination for president,[32] only appearing on the ballot in New Hampshire.

2025 New York City mayoral campaign

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Main article: 2025 New York City mayoral election

Paperboy Prince joined the campaign for mayor following their previous 2021 campaign for mayor.[33] They continued to advocate for health care, abolishing the police, and universal basic income for New Yorkers.[33] A key feature of their look for this campaign is clown makeup.[33] On May 2 when they announced being on the ballot, they released their song "Utopia Plan" which presented their vision for New York City.[33]

In late April, Brooklyn Democrats hosted a forum where they invited qualified candidates on the ballot to present, but they excluded Paperboy Prince from the invitation.[34] Prince crashed the event wearing clown makeup and denounced the process which left them out.[34] Some in the crowd asked for them to be ejected, and others advocated for them to be able to speak.[34]

Music

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By 2015, Paperboy Prince was a rapper and a center of attention among the fans at games of the basketball team Washington Wizards.[6] They got recognition for their effort in organizing a music campaign to raise $20 million to bring DC-native basketball player Kevin Durant to the Wizards.[35]

At the 2016 South by Southwest, Prince spoke to reporters on behalf of street performers on the condition that Prince could talk out loud on microphone, and that they got a hug.[36]

Prince received death threats while performing music as Minister of Fun at an anti-Trump art production by LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner at the Museum of the Moving Image in the days after President Trump's inauguration.[3]

In 2017, musician Azealia Banks established the record label Chaos & Glory Recordings, with Prince as the first artist signed to produce music.[37]

Personal life

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Prince is non-binary and uses the pronouns they/them/their or the neopronouns god/goddess.[4][9][7]

They dress as "royalty" to draw attention to how politicians can hold power for longer than kings or queens.[10] In an interview with fashion magazine V, Prince explained how freedom in fashion encourages freedom in thinking and welcoming of diversity.[38] They often wear a Game Boy Advance SP or Game Boy Color around their neck.[8]

Prince's role models include Martin Luther King Jr. for his vision of racial justice.[10]

Electoral history

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2020

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New York's 7th congressional district
2020 Democratic primary results[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nydia Velázquez (incumbent) 56,698 80.1
Democratic Paperboy Prince 14,120 19.9
Total votes 70,818 100.0

2021

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2021 New York City mayoral Democratic primary election[40]
Candidate Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Eric Adams 289,403 30.7% 289,603 30.8% 290,055 30.8% 291,806 31.2% 295,798 31.7% 317,092 34.6% 354,657 40.5% Won 404,513 Won 50.4%
Kathryn Garcia 184,463 19.6% 184,571 19.6% 184,669 19.6% 186,731 19.9% 191,876 20.5% 223,634 24.4% 266,932 30.5% 397,316 49.6%
Maya Wiley 201,127 21.4% 201,193 21.4% 201,518 21.4% 206,013 22.0% 209,108 22.4% 239,174 26.1% 254,728 29.1% Eliminated
Andrew Yang 115,130 12.2% 115,301 12.2% 115,502 12.3% 118,808 12.6% 121,597 13.0% 135,686 14.8% Eliminated
Scott Stringer 51,778 5.5% 51,850 5.5% 51,951 5.5% 53,599 5.7% 56,723 6.1% Eliminated
Dianne Morales 26,495 2.8% 26,534 2.8% 26,645 2.8% 30,157 3.2% 30,933 3.3% Eliminated
Raymond McGuire 25,242 2.7% 25,272 2.7% 25,418 2.7% 26,361 2.8% 27,934 3.0% Eliminated
Shaun Donovan 23,167 2.5% 23,189 2.5% 23,314 2.5% 24,042 2.6% Eliminated
Aaron Foldenauer 7,742 0.8% 7,758 0.8% 7,819 0.8% Eliminated
Art Chang 7,048 0.7% 7,064 0.8% 7,093 0.8% Eliminated
Paperboy Prince 3,964 0.4% 4,007 0.4% 4,060 0.4% Eliminated
Joycelyn Taylor 2,662 0.3% 2,683 0.3% 2,780 0.3% Eliminated
Isaac Wright Jr. 2,242 0.2% 2,254 0.2% Eliminated
Write-ins 1,568 0.2% Eliminated
Inactive ballots 0 ballots 752 ballots 1,207 ballots 5,314 ballots 8,062 ballots 26,445 ballots 65,714 ballots 140,202 ballots

2022

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2022 New York's 7th congressional district Democratic Primary results[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nydia Velázquez (incumbent) 21,470 84.3
Democratic Paperboy Prince 4,006 15.7
Total votes 25,476 100.0

2024

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New Hampshire Democratic primary, January 23, 2024[42]
Candidate Votes Percentage
Joe Biden (incumbent; write-in) 79,100 63.8%
Dean Phillips 24,377 19.7%
Marianne Williamson 5,016 4.0%
Nikki Haley (write-in) (Republican) 4,760 3.8%
Donald Trump (write-in) (Republican) 2,079 1.7%
Derek Nadeau 1,616 1.3%
"Ceasefire" (write-in)[43] 1,512 1.2%
Vermin Supreme 912 0.7%
John Vail 685 0.6%
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (write-in) (Independent) 439 0.4%
Donald Picard 371 0.3%
Paperboy Prince 326 0.3%
Paul V. LaCava 176 0.1%
Jason Michael Palmer 142 0.1%
President R. Boddie 136 0.1%
Mark Stewart Greenstein 133 0.1%
Bernie Sanders (write-in) (Independent) 125 0.1%
Terrisa Bukovinac 101 <0.1%
Gabriel Cornejo 86 <0.1%
Stephen P. Lyons 80 <0.1%
Frankie Lozada 73 <0.1%
Tom Koos 71 <0.1%
Armando "Mando" Perez-Serrato 68 <0.1%
Star Locke 59 <0.1%
Raymond Michael Moroz 52 <0.1%
Eban Cambridge 47 <0.1%
Chris Christie (write-in) (Republican) 41 <0.1%
Richard Rist 37 <0.1%
Ron DeSantis (write-in) (Republican) 33 <0.1%
Vivek Ramaswamy (write-in) (Republican) 2 <0.1%
Other write-ins, reported as "scatter". 1,341 1.1%
Total: 123,996 100.00%

No delegates were awarded from the January New Hampshire primary.

2025

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2025 New York City Democratic mayoral primary
Candidate Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Zohran Mamdani 469,642 43.82% 469,755 43.86% 573,169 56.39%
Andrew Cuomo 387,137 36.12% 387,377 36.17% 443,229 43.61%
Brad Lander 120,634 11.26% 120,707 11.27% Eliminated
Adrienne Adams 44,192 4.12% 44,359 4.14% Eliminated
Scott Stringer 17,820 1.66% 17,894 1.67% Eliminated
Zellnor Myrie 10,593 0.99% 10,648 0.99% Eliminated
Whitney Tilson 8,443 0.79% 8,525 0.80% Eliminated
Michael Blake 4,366 0.41% 4,389 0.41% Eliminated
Jessica Ramos 4,273 0.40% 4,294 0.40% Eliminated
Paperboy Prince 1,560 0.15% 1,628 0.15% Eliminated
Selma Bartholomew 1,489 0.14% 1,505 0.14% Eliminated
Write-ins 1,581 0.15% Eliminated
Active votes 1,071,730 100.00% 1,071,081 99.94% 1,016,398 94.84%
Exhausted ballots — 649 0.06% 55,332 5.16%
Source: New York City Board of Elections[44]

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