Michael Peroutka, a neo-Confederate activist whos refused to disavow a racist group to which he once belonged, has won the Republican nomination to be Marylands next attorney general.

Peroutka, a former Anne Arundel County Council member, beat his opponent Jim Shalleck, a former state and federal prosecutor, on Tuesday. Hell face Democrat Anthony Brown in November.

Even among the various far-right candidates the Republican Party has nominated across the country, Peroutka stands out for his extremism, holding views that would be alarming for anyone seeking public office let alone someone vying to be a states top law enforcement official.

As documented in a recent, extensive Vice News profile , Peroutka is part of a growing Christian nationalist coalition thats tightening its grip on the GOP. He believes lawmakers should take a biblical worldview and apply it to civil law and government.