A breath of fresh air or a fish out of water? Likely new Senator Ricky Muir says he is not in politics for the money, and will make decisions that reflect everyday Australians.

Mr Muir ran for the Senate as a member of the little-known Australia Motoring Enthusiast Party (AMEP), campaigning on road safety and increasing rights for four-wheel vehicle drivers.

Despite attracting only 12,444 primary votes - just over a quarter of the 47,538 taken by the Sex Party and paling in comparison to the Palmer United Party's 92,013 - Mr Muir looks likely to take Victoria's sixth Senate spot thanks to preferences.

Mr Muir is a keen four-wheel driver who hails from Denison in Victoria's central Gippsland region.

His life in the public eye began inauspiciously, with a series of questionable Facebook posts coming to light and a YouTube video that shows him hurling kangaroo poo and dacking a mate.

The 32-year-old father of five wants to bring balance to the Senate, but says he has a focus on motoring.

"The four-wheel drive community often gets frowned upon by the actions of a minority, where the majority of us actually do the right thing," he told the ABC's 7.30 program.

"So we certainly want to educate the people who are doing the wrong thing to do the right thing and we want to educate the public that most of us are just out there respecting the environment."

Mr Muir says he will make informed decisions based on legislation as it is presented to him.

"As far as policies go, if we get elected, when legislation is put in front of us at the Senate we would look at all the evidence that is put forward with that legislation and try to make a balanced decision which reflects on hopefully the everyday Australian," he said.

He recently lost his job in a local sawmill, but says that a Senator's $192,000-a-year salary did not influence his decision to run for the upper house.

"I'm not in it for the money - I'll survive without money. It's a surprise but I'm not interested. It's just money," he said.