Aarika Rhodes is a Democrat who will be running for the California 30th congressional district. She has started to accept contributions through the Lightning Network.

Rhodes sent a Tuesday message of support to more than 21,000 followers on Twitter (NYSE.) Her campaign website used Lighting to collect campaign donations, in addition the BitPay option for Bitcoin.BTC(BCH). According to the congressional candidate, the move was aimed at making her campaign more accessible for voters, who will consider Rhodes in California’s primary election in June 2022 and potentially, the general election later that year.