Dan Tooze spent most of the day on Aug. 22, 2021, sporting a Proud Boys T-shirt and body armor. Like many in the group, Tooze was armed — a wooden baton in hand and a pistol on his belt. He was in Portland’s Parkrose neighborhood for a rally held by the violent, extremist group whose emblem was emblazoned on his chest.
The rally began with speeches, including several defending the Jan. 6 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol and others rife with transphobia.
FILE – Proud Boy Dan Tooze, center, chases anti-fascist counterprotesters during a clash in Northeast Portland’s Parkrose neighborhood on Aug. 22, 2021, in Portland, Ore. Tooze went on to run for political office and become the vice chair of the Clackamas County Republican Party.
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The Proud Boys have made a habit of coming to the city