The human race is over in New Hampshire. OK, not really, but a man who was running for political office in the Live Free Or Die state named “human” lost his primary race last night.
Human was once known as David Montenegro, until he decided to legally change his name to “human,” complete with a lower-case “h.” He was running against Democratic state Rep. Rose Marie Rogers, but only a few wanted human in office. According to the Associated Press, human lost 181-30.
Montenegro has been legally known as human since 2012. If his name sounds familiar, that’s because he was in the headlines back in November 2013 when he fought to get a vanity license plate that read “COPSLIE.” The state Division of Motor Vehicles initially said he couldn’t use the phrase, but he eventually won his battle in court.
As the Washington Post pointed out, he explained to local media that his goal was to fight for the rights of other human beings, not to make a name for himself.
Rogers represents the city of Rochester and has held the seat since 2012.