The United States Pirate Party is excited to announce our first of many candidates for the 2026 election cycle: AZPP Captain Blase Henry shall be running for Arizona’s 17th Legislative District!

Blase has been a rising star within the ranks of the United States Pirate Party, and with this announcement, he is officially the first Pirate we will be backing during the 2026 elections.

If elected, future State Rep. Henry has laid out to us some of the bills he plans on introducing, including but not limited to:

– A digital Bill of Rights for Arizona

– A bill banning ID requirement/age verification laws on the internet, AI or otherwise

– A bill similar to the “Stop Killing Games” initiative of Europe, aiming to protect video game consumers and players

– A bill that prevents internet service providers from sharing your data without your consent and make it so police need a warrant for your data

We are excited to share what will be the first of many Pirate candidates. Some candidates will appear on the ballot as independents, some as members of major parties and some, if they are so fortunate, will have “Pirate” next to their name on the ballot. No matter what it says next to their name on the ballot, we will throw our support behind our Pirate candidates.

NOTE: the US Pirate Party recently endorsed the gubernatorial campaign of Timothy Grady for Ohio. Timothy Grady is an independent candidate but is not officially a Pirate Party candidate. Blase Henry is the first official candidate announced from the US Pirate Party.

To quote Blase Henry himself: “Let’s Hoist the Colours and Join the Pirate Revolution! For if Buying isn’t Ownership, then Piracy isn’t Theft!”

You can visit his campaign website here, or if you’re an AZ resident, you can help get Blase on the ballot here.

Blase Henry, Victory is Arrrs

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