A BALLARAT lawyer who spent at least 20 months in prison for drug and white-collar-related offending is running for the Senate in May's Federal Election.

Jordan Dittloff, 38, was in Mildura on Friday and Saturday, 13 months after being endorsed as the Libertarians' lead Senate candidate for Victoria.

The former Young Liberals president was jailed in 2016 for stealing $277,993.58 from 47 clients ...