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Michigan Village Elects Cat -- Ceremonially -- as Mayor [View all]
OMENA, Mich. (AP) — Politics in a small northern Michigan village have gone to the cats and dogs and goats and even chickens.
Omena's newly elected mayor is a feline named Sweet Tart. Dogs Diablo Shapiro and Punkin Anderson Harder are vice mayor and second vice mayor.
An election committee named Harley the goat press secretary while Penny the chicken is special assistant for fowl affairs.
The seats are ceremonial. WPBN-TV reports that the election is a fundraiser costing $1 per vote and brought in more than $7,000 to the Omena Historical Society.
Read more: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/michigan/articles/2018-07-25/michigan-village-elects-cat-ceremonially-as-mayor
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