By JON MICHAEL RAASCH, US POLITICAL REPORTER
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Media personality and OnlyFans star Trisha Paytas is considering a run for Congress.
The California native, who boasts a large online following of approximately 20 million across several platforms, posted a TikTok where she is seen eating mac and cheese and searching online for the requirements to run for the House of Representatives.
‘Currently googling how to run for Congress in California 2026,’ the 37-year-old mother of three rattles off while scarfing down her pre-dinner ‘snack.’
‘I really think my slogan for running will just be like: California could be good,’ she said.
The former stripper and ‘Big Brother’ TV show alum revealed her political aspirations are inspired by her concern for her children and the current political trajectory of the Golden State.
She said the idea first dawned on her after a dream.
‘The idea of me being representative for the state of California came to me in a dream, in a vision, if you will,’ the content creator says.
‘I, like so many people, are just like watching the world just crumble little by little. But I’m not giving up hope. I’m a mother with three kids, and I really have the generation alpha and a generation beta, and they really need a better world.’
OnlyFans and YouTube star Trisha Paytas is mulling a run for Congress
She said her campaign slogan would be ‘California could be good’
Paytas boasts close to 20 million followers online across platforms
The OnlyFans star said one of her main platforms would be to raise the minimum age for adult entertainment work to 25-years-old.
Paytas did not specify what party she would identify with in her videos.
A native of Westlake Village, just north of Los Angeles, the creator could run for the seat held by Democratic Congresswoman Julia Brownley.
Depending on where she lives, however, she may also eye a bid in by longtime Congressman Brad Sherman’s district.
Paytas’ significant online following could catapult her to the top of any Democratic primary should she run as a Democrat.
If she runs as a Republican, she could also prove a formidable challenger with such widespread name recognition, despite both potential districts being liberal strongholds.
Outside of her content-creating career, Paytas has been diversifying her portfolio.
She recently made her debut on Broadway, appearing in the show ‘Beetlejuice.’
The mother of three is expected to make an appearance in season three of HBO’s ‘Euphoria.’