US congressional candidate Mike Itkis — a promoter of legalized prostitution — released a tape of himself and adult actress Nicole Sage having sex to promote his "sex-positive" campaign agenda. .The 53-year-old third-party liberal candidate is also a major in the US Army Reserve. He's running in New York's 12th Congressional District to unseat Jerrold Nadler in the November election. . Mike Itkis for Congress .The third-party candidate — whose key campaign focus is to decriminalize sex work — participated in an adult film which has now been posted on the sex site PornHub on his own personal account. The video, titled Bucket List Bonanza, which runs for approximately 13 minutes, includes a statement from Sage saying she consents to the scene and is "not under the influence of drugs or alcohol." .Itkis told City & State the video is a "conversation piece" and demonstrates his "commitment to the issue." .'If I would just talk about it, it wouldn’t demonstrate my commitment to the issue," he said. ."And the fact I actually did it was a huge learning experience, and it actually influenced items on my platform.".Itkis said he is running as an independent because although he has "uncompromising opposition" to the Republican agenda, he has "significant disagreement with establishment Democrats" and wanted voters to have an alternative option in the Novermber 8 election. .Other items on his campaign agenda include ending the war in Ukraine — Itkis was born in Odessa before moving to New York City in 1979 — and protecting men from having to pay child support without "prior agreement."
