A Texas man accused of assaulting police officers during the Capitol riot isn't letting a slate of pending federal charges stop him from making a grab at political power.

Mark Middleton, of Forestburg, is running for a seat in the Texas State House just months after he and his wife were indicted on multiple charges stemming from their alleged participation in the January 6 insurrection. Federal prosecutors say Middleton and his wife, Jalise, assaulted two DC police officers during the siege and later boasted about being some of the first people to breach the Capitol in a Facebook video.