[3] Prior to election to the State Duma, Chernyshov was coordinator of the Moscow branch of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR).

[citation needed] In 2016, Chernyshov was elected as a deputy in the State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia.

[4] He proposed banning sales to minors, prohibiting vaping in certain public areas such as parks, and creating regulations to avoid harmful ingredients.

[5] In November 2016, Chernyshov and fellow LDPR deputy Vasily Vlasov prepared a bill to lower the voting age in Russia from 18 to 16.

[citation needed] Following this, Chernyshov and Vlasov advanced the idea of lowering the minimum age of LDPR membership to 16 years.