An Oregon Democratic congressional candidate feared her future in politics was kaput when a video of her as a Manhattan dominatrix surfaced online — but she’s now embracing her lecherous past, she told The Post.
Courtney Casgraux, who wants to represent the western suburbs of Portland, was horrified when a clip of her working in a Midtown BDSM dungeon was posted anonymously to Reddit on August 31.
“[I was] just freaked out … Then I was like, ‘Who did this?’ and I just started calling everyone I knew from my past … I was like hyperventilating, crying,” the Huntington Beach, Calif. native recalled.
Casgraux, 41, worked as a dominatrix in her 20s and 30s, charging clients $500 an hour.
Years later, while living with a friend in the Bronx during the epidemic, he returned to the raunchy business — this time at Donatella’s Dungeon, an S&M club still operating at Sixth Avenue and West 39th Street.
Although the Pearl County, Ore., resident never found out who posted the crude footage, she believes the poster was trying to “embarrass” her.
“My heart sank and I went psycho,” said Courtney Casgraux, 41, of the moment she saw the dominatrix video. Courtesy of Courtney Ellynn Casgraux “My heart sank and I went psycho,” Casgraux said of the moment she saw her scandalous video on Reddit. Courtney Ellynn Casgraux Casgraux never expected anyone to find out about her lewd business at Donatella’s Dungeon, a discreet sadomasochism sex club on Sixth Avenue and West 39th Street. Courtesy of Courtney Ellynn Casgraux
“To shame me for something that helped create the life I have today where I have the opportunity … makes me so angry. Because it felt like an attack on women, not just an attack on me,” said Casgraux, whose advocacy work includes teaching puberty and menstruation courses at the LA Boys and Girls Club, as well as training displaced and trafficked women in technical trades through another nonprofit. based in LA.
He now aims to win the seat held by Democratic Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, and has focused his campaign on voting rights and abortion, and reversing the sweeping decriminalization of drugs in the Beaver state, he said.
The single mother of one decided to use her “journey” to “reclaim her sexuality,” creating a Playboy profile to sell sexy photos of herself for up to $150 each.
Casgraux created a Playboy profile to promote her sexy photos and political views. Courtesy of Courtney Ellynn Casgraux The Oregon congressional candidate used the opportunity to “reclaim her sexuality” and “be her again.” Courtesy of Courtney Ellynn Casgraux
Casgraux, who is not compensated by Playboy, also posts heavier content on his account, such as an explanation of how Article 2 of the Constitution grants presidential and impeachment powers, and his views on the challenges facing America’s small farms.
His campaign has raised just $757 from 13 donors so far, but Casgraux plans to press on.
“Once [the video] came out and I got the Playboy page, I was like, ‘Oh my God, I feel like I can be me.’ And I can say the things I want to say, and I can be funny and be tongue and cheek with things, and reclaim my sexuality,” Casgraux said.
Casgraux is looking to fill the seat held by fellow Democrat Suzanne Bonamici. Courtesy of Courtney Ellynn Casgraux
Although he received mostly positive feedback for his unorthodox campaign methods, for Casgraux, it wasn’t all about winning the election.
“If I can win, that’s incredible — let’s go to Washington … and we’re going to make amazing legislation.
“But it doesn’t hurt if I can make a woman feel like there’s no shame in your past and what you’ve done…You might as well run for Congress,” Casgraux said.
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