Chandler’s campaign platform included proposals such as “Tax the Billionaires,” abolishing ICE, and implementing universal basic income.
Federal authorities arrested Raymond Eugene Chandler III, a Pennsylvania man running for the U.S. Senate as a Democrat in the 2028 election cycle last week for allegedly making graphic death threats against President Donald Trump and a member of Congress.
Chandler is accused of violating federal laws related to influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a federal official by threat.
According to an FBI affidavit, he left multiple voicemails for a congressman between April 2025 and January 2026, urging the lawmaker to assassinate Trump and threatening violence against the congressman’s family.