In February 2024, while standing as a Republican candidate for
Missouri Secretary of State, Gomez drew widespread attention after setting LGBTQ-friendly library books on fire with a flamethrower. Gomez finished sixth in the election, receiving 7.4% of the vote. In December 2024, Gomez released a video showing the simulated execution of an immigrant and called for the public execution of undocumented immigrants accused of violent crimes. The
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), a Latino Civil Rights organization, published a statement denouncing Gomez and said: "Gomez's video glorifies the type of vigilantism that has led to deadly consequences in our nation and feeds into the anti-immigrant lie." In August 2025, Gomez was banned from several
social media platforms after burning the
Quran in a video posted online. Her brother,
Jonathan Gomez-Noriega, worked for the Jersey City LGBTQ+ Task Force until August 5, 2024, when he resigned and distanced himself from his sister's views. Jonathan had donated to Valentina's election campaign. The mayor,
Steven Fulop, dismissed Gomez-Noriega as an aide the same day. In September 2025, Gomez spoke at the
Unite the Kingdom rally and claimed that the UK was being taken over by "rapist Muslims". In March 2026, Gomez ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for Texas's 31st Congressional District, finishing second with 10.9% of the vote. In April 2026, Gomez was barred from visiting the
United Kingdom after the
Home Office (HO) determined her presence "would not be conducive to the public good". Prior to being blocked from entering the UK, Gomez had said to Prime Minister
Keir Starmer: "You're only good at protecting the Muslim rape gangs. Try to arrest me & see what happens." Following the ban, Gomez suggested that she would attempt to enter the UK on a small boat. == References ==