An aspiring Republican Minnesota lawmaker accused of throwing a tarantula at her roommate has refused to deny that she is an escort.
Hennepin County Board candidate Marisa Simonetti, 30, was arrested earlier this month after she allegedly threw a tarantula and other items at a woman who rented a room at the property where she lives.
After his arrest, the Star Tribune She reported that Simonetti once worked as an escort, which she has not denied.
In a statement, Simonetti said: “I have done nothing wrong or to be ashamed of.” When you are a woman, with a baby and no money, and living with domestic violence, you cannot “just walk away.”
“I made a plan to protect my son and executed it, and now I have considerable wealth. I refuse to accept any narrative that shames or blames women for the autonomy they exercise over their own bodies.”
Hennepin County Board candidate Marisa Simonetti was arrested earlier this month after she allegedly threw a tarantula and other objects at a woman who was renting a room in her home.
Simonetti also told the Star Tribune: “It sure beats swiping on Tinder non-stop and having my time wasted by guys who want to have fun for free.”
The Republican admitted that she had an Onlyfans account.
Local Republicans have distanced themselves from the candidate, saying she “does not reflect our values” and “has only served to embarrass the Republican Party.”
Simonetti, 30, who has been running a “Rebuilding Safety Through Family Values” campaign for this year’s election, was charged with fifth-degree assault and domestic battery following the incident with her roommate.
The congressional hopeful was also reportedly charged with felony financial card fraud against her ex-lover last year.
Simonetti, 30, who has been running for the “Rebuilding Safety Through Family Values” campaign for this year’s election, was charged with fifth-degree assault and domestic battery.
Vasquez recorded Simonetti playing loud Christian music and banging pots and pans before throwing a tarantula down a flight of stairs.
Simonetti said he was inspired by Home Alone before throwing the spider down the stairs.
Simonetti claimed in an interview with Fox 9 that he rented his basement to local attorney Jackie Vasquez, who needed to study for the California bar exam, but the deal fell through less than three weeks later.
Vasquez recorded Simonetti playing loud Christian music and banging pots and pans before throwing a tarantula down a flight of stairs.
It is unclear how Simonetti rented the room, as she does not own the property.
Simonetti told Fox that he had asked Vasquez to leave because he had too many complaints, but said Vasquez refused.
The politician claimed Vasquez was ‘squatting’ on the property, but the victim insists he had paid $1,500 to stay there through Airbnb.
Simonetti added that he was inspired by the film Home Alone.
“And at the end of the day, the madness drove her out of the house,” Simonetti said.
It is unclear how Simonetti rented the room, as she does not own the property.
Simonetti told Fox that he had asked Vasquez to leave because he had too many complaints, but said Vasquez refused.
The aspiring lawmaker’s campaign page describes her as the only conservative candidate in the race who hopes to rebuild security through family values.
In an effort to promote her campaign message and gain support, Simonetti once posted a video on X-rated saying that having “low standards is selfish” and how tired she is of hearing that “Minnesota is a disgrace.”
But despite employing classic GOP electoral strategies, he has already lost the May 14 special election for the vacant District 6 county board seat to state Rep. Heather Edelson.
She was campaigning to become one of seven Hennepin County Board commissioners who are tasked with approving budgets for both the county attorney’s office and the sheriff’s office.
Despite the loss, Simonetti had previously indicated that he would run again against Edelson in the upcoming November election.
The conservative candidate had previously been accused of making transactions on the victim’s cards and financial accounts totalling between $75,000 and $8,876.
The felony charges were eventually dropped after the victim refused to cooperate with prosecutors.