“Delegate on Twitter talking hella spit. The Libertarian Party’s not having it. I got a right to bear arms, empty this lyrical clip. It’s a open carry state I’m not concealing it,” Fauconier raps in the song “Get In It,” which he released last week along with a lyrics sheet bearing his campaign logo.

In an interview, Fauconier, who supported Libertarian Gary Johnson in the presidential election, said he brings a fresh perspective and will work to appeal to the full range of political thought in the district.

“There are tea party folks. There are Republicans. There are independents,” he said. “You have to across the board address everybody. You can’t just call Democrats and be like, ‘Hey, it’s our district.’”

The Senate district covers much of central Richmond, extending east through Henrico County to include all of Charles City County and stretching north to Hanover County and Ashland.

Fauconier said he was inspired by Libertarian Robert Sarvis, who ran for Virginia governor in 2013 and U.S. Senate in 2014. He found the message intriguing, but at Libertarian gatherings, he was often the only African-American in the room. That, he said, was baffling.