A Port Ludlow man seeking a seat for the 24th District in the Washington House of Representatives is facing possible charges after he allegedly pulled down a rainbow pride flag that was hanging at a church on Bainbridge Island.
Daniel Charles Svoboda, 41, was wearing a red “Trump” shirt during the July 20 incident at Seabold United Methodist Church. After ripping down the flag and placing it on the ground, he allegedly warned people at the church, “If it gets put back up, I will take it down.” Svoboda, who identifies himself as a member of the “Trump Republican Party,” has a history of confrontations in the Pacific Northwest over rainbow flags and confrontations with members of the LGBTQ community.