Angela Stanton-King is Running for Congress Against Rep. John Lewis

Angela Stanton-King, the author and former felon President Trump just pardoned, is running for a U.S. Congressional seat against a living legend … Rep. John Lewis.

TMZ has learned Angela is at the Georgia Capitol Building Friday morning to register as a Republican candidate for the state’s 5th Congressional District. Talk about an uphill battle — she’s not only entering the race with just 8 months to go, but she’s taking on Lewis — the Civil Rights leader who’s held that office since 1987.

President Trump’s fingerprint appears to be all over this. Just last week Angela was among a group of African-American leaders who met with Trump and prayed with him in the Cabinet Room.

It’s interesting, Angela — who did time for felony embezzlement, theft and fraud — wouldn’t be able to run for office if Trump hadn’t pardoned her for her crimes. We spoke to her on “TMZ Live” last month about the President’s pardon.

Angela is a best-selling author, and also appeared on the BET docuseries, “From the Bottom Up.”

Of course, Lewis announced in December he’s getting treatment for stage 4 pancreatic cancer — however, he IS running for re-election. He’s such a legend in Georgia, he usually runs unopposed.

As for Angela’s platform? We’re expecting to hear from her shortly.