Mike Itkis believes that sexual rights need to be defined and protected.

An independent candidate for New York's 12th congressional district, Itkis, has released a sex tape with a performer.

The video has 885,000 views and a 41% rating. According to PornHub's website, the video was released three months ago. The video may have been filmed for a campaign.

The part of Itkis' campaign that supports abortion rights, decriminalizing sex work, and ending adultery laws is based on a sex-positive approach.

He told City & State that it wouldn't show his commitment to the issue if he just talked about it.

The first part of the video was filmed in July of 2021. "No one is forcing me to be here," she says. I don't drink or use drugs.

The audience is aware of their sexual boundaries as itkis joined the video. The safe word? "Don't."

The two then have sex. The second part of the video will be filmed in October 2021, where the final product will be approved by the author. The couple has sex again.

There is a list of talking points that inform viewers of his political views. His decision to forgo a condom is one of the reasons he supports abortion access being legal.

If a woman should have a choice about whether or not she becomes a parent as a result of her sexual activity, men should also have the same choice.

—Mike Itkis - Candidate for NY Congress District 12 (@ItkisCampaign) October 14, 2022

Mike Zumbluskas is a Republican running for the congressional seat.

You have to do what you're told to do. He said that the media ignores people that aren't Democrats. The 12th Congressional seat in Manhattan is currently held by a Democrat.

Itkis' sex tape is not the first of its kind.

Last year, a candidate for City Council flagged his sex tape to the New York Post after his political rivals got a hold of it.

Itkis is a current Army cyber operations officer who was born in Ukranian. There were no children. Celibate is not something that I would do. A person who does not believe in the existence of God.

PornHub, Itkis, Nadler, and Zumbluskas did not reply to Insider's request for comment.