Who is Valenti­na Gomez, the Mis­souri sec­re­tary of state can­di­date who told vot­ers ‘don’t be weak and gay’?

Mis­souri sec­re­tary of state can­di­date Repub­li­can Valenti­na Gomez is mak­ing waves on social media with a new cam­paign video. 
Gomez, a self-described real estate investor, financier, strate­gist, and for­mer NCAA Divi­sion I swim­mer, is run­ning for Mis­souri sec­re­tary of state in this year’s elec­tion. On Tues­day, she post­ed a new video telling vot­ers “not to be weak or gay” while run­ning with a bul­let­proof vest on.
“In Amer­i­ca, you can be any­thing you want, so don’t be weak and gay. Stay f***ing hard,” Gomez said in the video. The video ends with a pic­ture of her­self hold­ing an assault rifle. 

“Don’t be weak and gay. August 6th is the day we take Mis­souri back from these cor­rupt politi­cians,” she post­ed on X, adding, “MAGA.”
Accord­ing to the New York Post, Gomez was run­ning through the Soulard Dis­trict, which is a pre­dom­i­nant­ly LGBT neigh­bor­hood in St. Louis. She pre­vi­ous­ly s …