A Florida porn star is switching gears and running for a local office.
Juan Melecio, who is openly gay, filed paperwork Monday for a shot at a commission seat in Wilton Manors in the upcoming November election, The Sun-Sentintel reported.
“I’m from Puerto Rico and I’m a very passionate person,” Melecio told the newspaper. “When something is right I just go for it.”
Melecio, whose stage name is Antonio Biaggi, has appeared in a number of porn shoots, including “Trouser Trout” and “Work Loads 2.” The 41-year-old had also owned a spa and barbershop in Wilton Manors before selling the businesses in 2019, the report said.
Wilton Manors, which is in South Florida, is known as the “Second Gayest City” in America, according to the city’s website, as a result of its high LGBT population.
Melecio told the paper that the city should cater to all residents, regardless of their sexual orientation.
“We should have more festivals, not just Gay Pride,” he said.