Rayla Campbell, a Republican Party candidate, ran for the primary elections as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. 

She is also on the ballot for the general elections for the Secretary of State, scheduled for November 8, 2022.

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Who is Rayla Campbell?

Rayla Campbell was born on the 8th of September 1982 in Boston, Massachusetts. She was raised in Scituate along with her siblings. Later she moved to Randolph and has lived there for the past 14 years.  

She attended a public school in Massachusetts and graduated from the Porter and Chester Institute of Canton. She became a DANB Certified Dental Assistant but within a few years she transitioned and became an insurance and claims manager in Delta Dental Massachusetts and also volunteered for many noble causes. 

Before starting a political career, she was also a radio host. She is currently a candidate for Secretary of State in Massachusetts and she is running for the primary elections as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. She will run against Democrat William Galvin and Democrat challenger Tanisha Sullivan for the role of Secretary of State and the elections are scheduled for November 8, 2022. 

She has strong views about the freedom of the LGBTQ society. Her new book “Orientation Queer,” discusses her perspectives on gay individuals and the freedoms of the LGBTQ+ society. 

The Republican candidate is associated with the anti-LGBTQ+ groups Super Happy Fun America (SHFA) and CORR. These two groups are Massachusetts-based right-wing political organizations and the members of the groups believe that the rights of American citizens are being trampled on and under constant assault by globalist elites. SHFA also has a tagline: “It’s great to be straight”.

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Rayla Campbell was recently detained by cops due to a statement that she made. She claimed that the book Gender Queer written by Maia Kobabe contained child pornography. There were several protests against her in the city of Massachusetts.