Paul Nehlen (born May 9, 1969) is an American businessman, white supremacist and former Senate candidate from Wisconsin.
He gained notability for his outrageous remarks while running in 2016 and 2018 in the Republican Party primary and the general election for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district.
He was soundly defeated by incumbent Paul Ryan in the first primary election and by his Democratic candidate in the 2018 general election.
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Representative from Wisconsin's 1st congressional district.
He lost by 68 points to incumbent Representative Paul Ryan in 2016 and again to Democrat Bryan Steil in 2018.
Nehlen has been rejected by the Wisconsin Republican Party, and by some white nationalists.
An April 2018 article in The Daily Beast declared that Nehlen was becoming one of the most high-profile white nationalists in the United States, but he has been unsuccessful politically, also losing support of Breitbart.
His online accounts have been closed at Twitter and Gab because of his offensive postings.
Since early 2018 he has gained notice only for offensive remarks and largely disappeared from coverage in 2019.