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Elected Drag Official Arrested; Cazenovia Pride Dissolves

6/21/2026

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Travis J. Longo, the nation’s first elected drag official, was arrested, triggering the immediate dissolution of Cazenovia Pride, the group he led.
New York State Police charged the 46-year-old with four counts of endangering a child’s welfare for alleged explicit communications with a child under 12.
Longo, a Cazenovia school board vice president, was arraigned, released from Madison County Jail and barred from school grounds while officials review the case.

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Travis J. Longo, the nation’s first elected drag official, was arrested, triggering the immediate dissolution of Cazenovia Pride, the group he led.
New York State Police charged the 46-year-old with four counts of endangering a child’s welfare for alleged explicit communications with a child under 12.
Longo, a Cazenovia school board vice president, was arraigned, released from Madison County Jail and barred from school grounds while officials review the case.