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Mason City man proudly announces: “I’m gay and running for mayor”

The following is a press release from a Mason City citizen announcing his candidacy for mayor in this year’s elections:

My name is Alex D. Klein, and I am running for mayor of Mason City. I’ve grown up in Mason City for all my nineteen years, and I love it here. Throughout my life I’ve seen many wrongs go uncorrected, and words can only do so much, it is for this reason that I am running. I’m tired of real issues being ignored, and I intend to do something about said issues. I will talk about police relations, ending the drug trade, and increasing population, but for now I will discuss my background.

I was born January 4th, 1998 to Terry and Lisa Klein, my loving parents. My parents unfortunately had a problem with alcohol when I was four, and, because of their alcoholism, I was placed in a foster care home. This temporary placement lasted for one year before my parents gave up alcohol in order to raise me. This experience cemented in me the influence of alcohol, and turned me away from use of any and all recreational drugs.

Fast forward to my high school years and my mother had developed early onset dementia. During this time I had got my first job at McDonald’s, I was acting a semi-caretaker for my mother, and was maintaining my grades in high school. I also managed to lose seventy pounds over the course of four months working at a fast food place. This time in my life instilled a strong work-ethic in me.

During my senior year I was chosen for the homecoming court. It was a great time. During the court games I ripped off a pair of tear-away pants to reveal my signature hammer pants beneath, earning a great amount of laughter from the school. I was also chosen to give a speech for the distinguished alumni of Mason City High School, leading me to speak in front of over one thousand of my peers. Finally, during my senior year I came out of the closet as gay. I dreaded the day I would have to do it, but I did it. These experiences lead to my courage and force of will.

While many of my friends were worrying about gossip and dating, I was looking to politics. I’ve always been interested in the effects that political ideology has on people and nations, so much so that I wrote a research paper on the two-party system. Currently I attend NIACC with social science education as my major. My interests in politics are deep and ingrained, and I plan on teaching political theory and other social sciences as a teacher one day.

I really am a nineteen year old gay man looking to become the mayor of Mason City, and I will do my best to ensure that I perform the job to the best of my ability and the best of your expectations. This isn’t a joke, Iowa has had at least two mayors who were both younger than I, and I take this opportunity very seriously. Thank you for reading.

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