Last month, Glenn Jacobs filed the necessary paperwork to make a mayoral run, only people who know what Jacobs is better known for were a bit puzzled. While other wrestlers have run for office before (Jesse Ventura) people weren’t 100% sure if Jacobs was serious. Glenn Jacobs otherwise known as the WWW Wrestler “Kane” officially announced yesterday that he will be running for mayor of Knox County, Tennessee. Jacobs stated,
“As Knox County mayor I promise to keep taxes low and make Knox County a place everyone can be proud of,” Jacobs promised. “I see my role as that of a facilitator among the different communities in our area. And also I think that Mayor (Tim) Burchett has done a very good job with transparency in government and I would continue along those lines.”
The WWE star told Rare on Tuesday that his belief in free markets and individual liberty were part of what interested him in becoming involved in politics, and he saw his Republican brand as being similar to that of libertarians like Sen. Rand Paul, Reps. Justin Amash and Thomas Massie, and also his own congressman, Rep. Jimmy Duncan.
“For the past 22 years I’ve had the pleasure of living here in East Tennessee,” Jacobs said Tuesday. “Because my career with the WWE has taken me all around the world on a weekly basis, me family and I could live pretty much anywhere in the U.S. “We live here because we want to,” Jacobs said to applause. “We live here because we love it here.”
For years, Kane has been the closest thing to The Undertaker that wrestling’s seen. Watching him transition to politician has been somewhat surreal. We’ll keep you posted on how he fares in the election.
Here’s a video of his full announcement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu3d9fvzaiI
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