Patricia Krentcil, known as 'Tan Mom,' running for US Senate against Florida’s Rick Scott

Patricia Krentcil, better known to the internet as “Tan Mom,” is taking a stab at politics, and running for a Florida Senate seat, challenging incumbent Republican Sen. Rick Scott. Krentcil filed the necessary paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission on Monday, and will be eligible for the upcoming 2024 elections, reports TMZ. She first stepped into the public spotlight in 2012, when she was accused of bringing her then-6-year-old daughter with her into a New Jersey tanning bed — although she was later acquitted of the charges and maintains no wrongdoing. Embracing the Tan Mom identity, ...